Sign-In
Cart
The Boy Who Hugs Trees: A Tale of Love, Loss, and Second Chances in the Sunlit Groves of Corfu
Paperback
Series: The Hellenic Collection
Publisher Price: $20.99
ISBN13: 9781036700768
Publisher: Vinci Books Ltd
Published: Jul 15 2025
Pages: 402
Weight: 0.78
Height: 1.00 Width: 5.06 Depth: 7.81
Language: English
A story of impossible choices, buried secrets, and the courage to rebuild.
When Georgia removes her autistic son, Dylan, from a prestigious Edinburgh school, she seeks refuge in her family's ancestral home on the sunlit shores of the Greek island of Corfu. Among the olive trees and cicadas, she discovers her late mother's diary--an intimate glimpse into a marriage shaped by love, betrayal, and tragedy. The diary's revelations challenge everything Georgia thought she knew about her parents--and herself.
Adam's life is stagnant, his days blending into one another. When he answers an advert to tutor a boy with autism, he hopes to find purpose. What he doesn't expect is Georgia--complicated, guarded, and deeply compelling. As their bond grows, Adam and Georgia must confront their own fears, even as the echoes of the past threaten their fragile connection.
But the diary holds a final, devastating secret, forcing Georgia to reckon with the choices that shaped her family's fate--and her own.
The Boy Who Hugs Trees is part of Dougie McHale's Hellenic Collection. Set against the breathtaking backdrop of Corfu, it is a poignant tale of love, sacrifice, and the enduring quest for forgiveness.
___________________________________________________________________
Praise for The Hellenic Collection:
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ... you feel the heat from the sun, smell the sea, flowers, herbs as it catches your imagination.
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Had to stay awake till the early hours to finish.
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ The way Dougie writes about Greece, I was wishing I was there.
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ The characters were relatable and the insight into Autism was very good.
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ You can feel the heat, smell the herbs and connect with the characters.
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ... really insightful look at love, life and all it's fragility.
Also from
McHale, Dougie
The Girl in the Portrait: A Dual-Time Story of Love, Loss and a Portrait's Secret Spanning Generations
McHale, Dougie
Paperback
The Flight of the Dragonfly: A Scottish Heartbreak, a Greek Rebirth: A Romance of Love and Self-Discovery
McHale, Dougie
Paperback
A Moth to the Flame: A Second Chance Romance Set Between Edinburgh and the Sunlit Shores of Greece
McHale, Dougie
Paperback
Beneath a Burning Sky: A World War II Romance of Courage and Love Set on a Greek Island
McHale, Dougie
Paperback
Where the Sky Falls: A World War II Romance Set Against the Olive Groves of Occupied Greece
McHale, Dougie
Paperback
The Homecoming: A Greek Island Romance about Betrayal, Secrets, and Second Chances
McHale, Dougie
Paperback
Also in
General Fiction
Elizabeth Spencer: Novels & Stories (Loa #344): The Voice at the Back Door / The Light in the Piazza / Knights and Dragons / Stories
Spencer, Elizabeth
Hardcover
Anniversaries, Volume 2: From a Year in the Life of Gesine Cresspahl, April 1968-August 1968
Johnson, Uwe
Paperback
Selected Writings: Robert Musil: Young Torless, Three Women, the Perfecting of a Love, and Other Writings
Agee, Joel
Musil, Robert
Paperback
Before Gatsby: The First Twenty-Six Stories
Baughman, Judith
Fitzgerald, F. Scott
Bruccoli, Matthew J.
Paperback