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The Future Library

By Peng Shepherd
The Future Library by Peng Shepherd digital book - Fable

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More than a hundred years from now, an arborist fighting to save the last remaining forest on Earth discovers a secret about the trees—one that changes not only her life, but also the fate of our world.

Inspired by the real-life “Future Library,” a long-term environmental and literary public art project currently underway in the Norwegian wilderness.

At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

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Slightly Smiling Face“This was a short and sweet read about the last forest on earth. I liked it even though I wished there was more to it, I don't think it would have necessary to the story. A concise and lovely story about trees. I would definitely recommend.”

About Peng Shepherd

Peng Shepherd was born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona, where she rode horses and trained in classical ballet, and has lived in Beijing, Kuala Lumpur, London, and New York. Her first novel, The Book of M, won the 2019 Neukom Institute for Literary Arts Award for Debut Speculative Fiction, and was chosen as a best book of the year by Amazon, Elle, Refinery29, and The Verge, as well as a best book of the summer by the Today Show and NPR On Point. She is also a National Endowment for the Arts 2020 fellow, and a recipient of a 2016 Elizabeth George Foundation’s emerging writers grant.

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