A group of nine strangers, each with a unique connection to nature, are brought together by a natural disaster. The novel explores their individual experiences, including an artist inheriting a collection of doomed portraits, a scientist discovering tree communication, and an Air Force crewmember saved by a banyan tree during the Vietnam War. As they are summoned in various ways by the natural world, they unite in a final effort to prevent a catastrophic event, showcasing the interconnectedness between humans and the Earth.
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