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""A mystifying but endlessly absorbing tale blending surreality and issues of mental health . . . surprisingly cohesive, thanks in large part to the author's deliberate pacing and unambiguous transitions."" -Kirkus Reviews ""Filled with otherworldly encounters delivered with engaging conundrums for added value, Why Did God Make the Tree? is a delightfully unpredictable foray into psychological horror that is thoroughly absorbing from start to finish."" -D. Donovan, Senior Reviewer, Midwest Book Review ""Compelling debut . . . explores madness, devil worship, human monstrosity, and the way stories and nature affect our own conscious reality . . . [Gregg] weaves these braided tales into a psychological procedural best suited for readers who relish humane scares over vivid gore . . . [and] toys with expectations throughout, favoring suggestion and mystery over spoon-fed exposition, trusting readers . . . to feel their way through the murk."" -BookLife Reviews, Editor's Pick ""A journey through madness, love, and self-forgiveness in a modern-day gothic ghost story elevated by wit, rich characters, and proliferating mysteries . . . A master storyteller, Gregg implants exposition into the midst of powerful emotion . . . [and] deftly holds mirrors up to real-life horrors in this twisted, dark and deeply immersive tale."" -BlueInk Review, Starred Review ""An enthralling journey . . . covers the very sensitive subject of mental health, institutional power, and the doctors who wielded power indiscriminately. A fast-moving story with quite a few twists in the tale . . . A most interesting book, and will definitely be read more than once."" -Readers' Favorite, Five-Star Review ""Thought-provoking and haunting, this modern gothic tale presents psychological depth, humor, and poetic prose that will have audiences biting their nails in anticipation."" -The BookLife Prize ""A winding novel that delves into complex subjects through a dark, thought-provoking narrative lens . . . Some of the most haunting parts aren't just monstrous in the story; they reflect real-world horrors. Gregg crafts one of the most thought-provoking portraits of a monster I've seen, one that leaves a burning, searing imprint on the conscience. It's a raw, unflinching look at the darkness that exists both in the mind and in the world around us."" -Renae M. Richardson, Dead Talk News

""A mystifying but endlessly absorbing tale blending surreality and issues of mental health . . . surprisingly cohesive, thanks in large part to the author's deliberate pacing and unambiguous transitions."" --Kirkus Reviews ""Compelling debut . . . explores madness, devil worship, human monstrosity, and the way stories and nature affect our own conscious reality . . . [Gregg] weaves these braided tales into a psychological procedural best suited for readers who relish humane scares over vivid gore . . . [and] toys with expectations throughout, favoring suggestion and mystery over spoon-fed exposition, trusting readers . . . to feel their way through the murk."" --BookLife Reviews, Editor's Pick ""A journey through madness, love, and self-forgiveness in a modern-day gothic ghost story elevated by wit, rich characters, and proliferating mysteries . . . A master storyteller, Gregg implants exposition into the midst of powerful emotion . . . [and] deftly holds mirrors up to real-life horrors in this twisted, dark and deeply immersive tale."" --BlueInk Review, Starred Review ""An enthralling journey . . . covers the very sensitive subject of mental health, institutional power, and the doctors who wielded power indiscriminately. A fast-moving story with quite a few twists in the tale . . . A most interesting book, and will definitely be read more than once."" --Readers' Favorite, Five-Star Review

""A mystifying but endlessly absorbing tale blending surreality and issues of mental health . . . surprisingly cohesive, thanks in large part to the author's deliberate pacing and unambiguous transitions."" -Kirkus Reviews ""Filled with otherworldly encounters delivered with engaging conundrums for added value, Why Did God Make the Tree? is a delightfully unpredictable foray into psychological horror that is thoroughly absorbing from start to finish."" -D. Donovan, Senior Reviewer, Midwest Review ""Compelling debut . . . explores madness, devil worship, human monstrosity, and the way stories and nature affect our own conscious reality . . . [Gregg] weaves these braided tales into a psychological procedural best suited for readers who relish humane scares over vivid gore . . . [and] toys with expectations throughout, favoring suggestion and mystery over spoon-fed exposition, trusting readers . . . to feel their way through the murk."" -BookLife Reviews, Editor's Pick ""A journey through madness, love, and self-forgiveness in a modern-day gothic ghost story elevated by wit, rich characters, and proliferating mysteries . . . A master storyteller, Gregg implants exposition into the midst of powerful emotion . . . [and] deftly holds mirrors up to real-life horrors in this twisted, dark and deeply immersive tale."" -BlueInk Review, Starred Review ""An enthralling journey . . . covers the very sensitive subject of mental health, institutional power, and the doctors who wielded power indiscriminately. A fast-moving story with quite a few twists in the tale . . . A most interesting book, and will definitely be read more than once."" -Readers' Favorite, Five-Star Review ""Thought-provoking and haunting, this modern gothic tale presents psychological depth, humor, and poetic prose that will have audiences biting their nails in anticipation."" -The BookLife Prize ""A winding novel that delves into complex subjects through a dark, thought-provoking narrative lens . . . Some of the most haunting parts aren't just monstrous in the story; they reflect real-world horrors. Gregg crafts one of the most thought-provoking portraits of a monster I've seen, one that leaves a burning, searing imprint on the conscience. It's a raw, unflinching look at the darkness that exists both in the mind and in the world around us."" -Renae M. Richardson, Dead Talk News

""A mystifying but endlessly absorbing tale blending surreality and issues of mental health . . . surprisingly cohesive, thanks in large part to the author's deliberate pacing and unambiguous transitions."" -Kirkus Reviews ""[C]ompelling debut . . . explores madness, devil worship, human monstrosity, and the way stories and nature affect our own conscious reality . . . [Gregg] weaves these braided tales into a psychological procedural best suited for readers who relish humane scares over vivid gore . . . [and] toys with expectations throughout, favoring suggestion and mystery over spoon-fed exposition, trusting readers . . . to feel their way through the murk."" -Editor's Pick, BookLife Reviews ""[A] journey through madness, love, and self-forgiveness in a modern-day gothic ghost story elevated by wit, rich characters, and proliferating mysteries . . . A master storyteller, Gregg implants exposition into the midst of powerful emotion . . . [and] deftly holds mirrors up to real-life horrors in this twisted, dark and deeply immersive tale."" -Starred Review, BlueInk Review

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Tammy Gregg crafts literary fiction that explores the shifting boundaries between reality and the surreal in small-town New England. Her debut ""Why Did God Make the Tree?"" is the first of the Patrick Denny novels, interwoven narratives and nested stories within stories that confound imagination, madness, and truth. A lifelong New Englander with degrees in English from Boston University, Gregg draws from the psychological complexity of Nathaniel Hawthorne and Henry James, as well as the uncanny dread of Arthur Machen and the atmospheric menace of Daphne du Maurier, while establishing her own distinctive voice in the Gothic tradition.

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