The Hanging Tree: A Novella

Enter a world where spirits roam the earth in Michael Phillip Cash's haunting new novella, The Hanging Tree. Set amid the eerie backdrop of Long Island, an area famously steeped in old legend, two young would-be lovers contemplate their future while visits from those who have come before them reveal the lure of fate...and the power of free will.At seventeen years old, Arielle's relationship with her parents is slowly deteriorating. Angry and defiant, she is at a loss on how to cope with the tumultuous situation in which she finds herself. Arielle's only comfort is Chad, an eighteen-year-old young man who seems to truly understand her struggles.Arielle and Chad meet beneath the low-hanging branches of what the local community has nick-named the "Hanging Tree". An ancient and majestic landmark, it has long been rumored that the tree is haunted by ghosts. These ghosts span various centuries and vary wildly in age, but each one of them has one thing in common: their deaths are all somehow connected to the tree itself.As Arielle and Chad commiserate over their current situation and their precarious nature of their future, the spectral inhabitants of the Hanging Tree witness their conversation. One by one,the ghosts begin reminiscing about their own lives-and deaths- as they examine the inner demons with which their human forms long struggled.An eerie meditation on the oft-overlooked power of choice, Cash's The Hanging Tree will stay with readers long after they turn out the light.

About the Author

Michael Phillip Cash is an award winning screenwriter and novelist. He's written eight novels including the best-selling Brood X, Stillwell, The Flip, The After House, and Battle for Darracia series.  When he's not writing, Michael is sailing on his private 100-foot yacht bought with all the book royalties. Michael resides in a mega mansion (also bought with royalties) on Long Island. He writes full-time, with his screaming kids in the background.  Connect with one of Michael's twenty assistants on all those superfluous social media sites:  Facebook: facebook.com/michaelphillipcashTwitter: twitter.com/michaelpcashWeb: michaelphillipcash.comEmail: [email protected]

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