A Christmas Tree Forest takes place along the majestic St. John River in Lajoy, New Brunswick, Canada. It was hard to make a living in those days. If you didn't find a job you made one up. Even at Christmas time. Don't judge this book by the quaint and idyllic scene on the cover. For on the inside is a host of zany characters, and a madcap series of events. My name is Carol Read. I grew up in southern New Hampshire in a hodgepodge of a house, and now live in a rickety old house with my children, and my cat Ramona who thinks she rules the place. I have wanted to be a writer since I was ten when my mother handed me 16 classics for my tenth birthday. Better late than ever.