Victoria Redel

Of Heartwood and Woundwood

“In Of Heartwood and Woundwood, Jean Zimmerman's stunning memoir, I wasn't just taken on her fascinating journey of becoming an arborist, or her courageous management of a devastating illness; she radically changed how I saw the everyday world. I read it straight through, then read it again. This gorgeously written book is filled with such wonder, tenderness, and love for our place among the trees. Jean Zimmerman has given readers a gift. I, for one, will never walk through a city or forest the same.”