From "master storyteller"* John Shors, bestselling author of Beneath a Marble Sky , comes a remarkable novel about a father and daughter on a life-changing journey they never intended to take....

Almost a year after the death of his wife, Kate, former high-tech executive Ian finds a letter that will change his life. It contains Kate's final wish-a plea for him to take their ten-year-old daughter, Mattie, on a trip across Asia, through the countries they had planned to visit to celebrate their fifteenth anniversary.

Eager to honor the woman they loved, Ian and Mattie embark on an epic journey that retraces the early days of Ian's relationship with Kate. Along the way, Ian and Mattie leave paper "wishes" in ancient trees as symbols of their connection to Kate and their dreams for the future. Through incredible landscapes and inspiring people, Ian and Mattie are greeted with miracles large and small. And as they celebrate what Kate meant to them, they begin to find their way back to each other, discovering that healing is possible and love endures-lessons that Kate hoped to show them all along...

约翰∙肖尔斯。曾在日本京都做过多年英语教师。后长途跋涉穿越了亚洲，走过了10个国家，还攀登了喜马拉雅山。回到美国之后，他在他的家乡艾奥瓦州成为了一名新闻记者，获得了几个全国性的记者奖项。此后创办底层传媒（GroundFloor Media）——现在是全美最大的公共关系公司之一。目前的约翰是一名全职的小说家，他的前三部小说《大理石天空下》，《燃烧的海边》，《龙屋》被翻译成25种语言出版。与《许愿树》中的伊恩一样，约翰最终领悟到在高速运转的社会里，寻求内心的宁静与充实，比忙碌地追逐利益要重要得多。他很享受目前的写作和旅游生活，并且致力于以文字来给与人们心灵治愈的力量。