Rowan Ellway is a young college president; Easter Blue, an impassioned student leader. Upon graduation, she takes a fellowship to Africa, and they lose touch. When, decades later, they meet again, they discover that their prior bond was but a rehearsal for the world stage.The Rowan Tree reaches from the tumultuous 1960s into humanity’s future, encompassing the worlds of politics, sport, ballet, … politics, sport, ballet, presidential leadership, and world governance. An international cast of characters personifies the catalytic role of love in political change.
Replete with illicit loves, quixotic quests, and inextinguishable hope, The Rowan Tree foretells a dignitarian world much as the story of King Arthur and the round table sowed the seeds of democracy.
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Could not get into the book, I rarely stop reading a book but I just had to give up on this one.
Excellent choice for a book club.
I lost interest part way through but kept reading and the story picked up.
The ending was a Disappointment. The author seem to have gone off on a Tangent that wrecked his momentum. I am glad I read this book, but the ending represented a flaw to me.
He should have quit after 1/2 of the book was done. Spoiler……… his political rantings after he becomes president are tiring.
Do not waste your time. Totally predictable and the plot is so unbelievable. I skipped through pages and pages and the ending is LAUGHABLE.
Excellent. Author so mind boggling intelligent.
Political agenda , trying to do too much
Started out well, descended into political morass.
Made me think of the world today and what can be done now. If only . I will keep this one in my heart.
Started slow, I didn’t give up. Picked up in the middle of the book with Rowan’s adventures. As soon as it went into the last section where Rowan jumped into the political presidential race- the book came to a halt – Disappointing.
I read about six chapters and got bored with it.
Predictable plot. Characters with few or no ethics.
I didn’t get the overall point.
Proselytizing dominated the story. Boring. Amateur. Good idea miserably unrealized.