In this bright novel, you’ll meet such memorable characters as the harvester of the woods, himself, David Langston; a city girl, Ruth Jameson; an interested neighbor; and various professionals at Onabasha Hospital. A tale of morals, The Harvester includes characters who are compassionate and those who are selfish, demonstrating the choices one must make to find happiness in this world. As the harvester of the woods says to his friend, “The first thing is for you to understand and love the woods. Before you can do that you should master the history of one tree; just the same as you must learn to know and love me before your childlike trust in all mankind returns again.”