Name: The Red Tree
ISBN: 9780451462763

Caitlín R. Kiernan

After discovering an unfinished manuscript hidden in an old house, Sarah becomes obssessed with the subject of the work--an ancient oak on a desolate corner of the property-- and risks both health and sanity to uncover its secret. Original.

The Red Tree

This started off so dull it was nearly a DNF. I just wasn't getting along with it at all. 

Glad I stuck with it, because by 11am I was lying in a rapidly-cooling bath, my hands gripping my Kobo, practically drinking the words with my eyes. I had a terrible premonition of getting out of the bath, going to the bedroom to get dressed, opening the door, and seeing the floor covered with leaves...