Important read
Katie Hafner, Journalist
Host and co-executive producer, Lost Women of Science podcast
“Anything Jean Zimmerman writes is something I’d want to read. This timely book, in which Zimmerman looks both out and in, is an intelligent, important read that’s sure to interest those who liked recent popular tree/science books like The Overstory or Finding the Mother Tree.”
Trees can enrich your life
Lynda Mapes, Environmental Activist
Author, Forty Ways to Know a Tree
“Becoming familiar with trees can enrich your life — even if you have a life-threatening illness. In Of Heartwood and Woundwood Zimmerman takes readers along on her journey as she grows to understand, and then love, the arboreal world.”
Her voice is always relatable
Susan Dominus, Journalist
Author, The Family Dynamic: A Journey Into the Mystery of Sibling Success
“With heart, vulnerability, and no small amount of poetry, Jean Zimmerman shares her own experience of the cycle of life, both as an urban arborist, and as a powerful woman facing a crisis of health with resilience and a spirit of profound creativity. The life Zimmerman leads in Of Heartwood and Woundwood is extraordinary, but her voice is always relatable—and often inspiring.”
Wide-eyed sense of wonder
Doug Still, Urban forester and Arborist
Host and Producer, This Old Tree podcast; former City Forester, Providence, RI; Past President, Society of Municipal Arborists
“Jean Zimmerman’s writing is lively and engaging, and her work is right up my alley as an arborist and historian of tree lore. Her fresh take on the culture and language of arboriculture is incisive, and there’s a wide-eyed sense of wonder to revel in.”
Gorgeously written book
Victoria Redel, Poet and Writer
Author, I Am You
“In Of Heartwood and Woundwood, Jean Zimmerman’s stunning memoir, I wasn’t just taken on her fascinating journey 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.”