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The Windsome Tree: A Ghost Story
Mercy Amoretto, a grieving mother of four who lost her youngest child to leukemia, finds an old rope and a tire in her garage and, in a fanciful moment, creates a tire swing. Unknown to her, the rope, the tire, and the tree share a violent history. Once connected, that history is unleashed in the form of two child spirits from decades past. While on the swing, Mercy hears cryptic messages from the spirits and believes the voices are key to finding her dead daughter. Hope turns to horror when two of her children begin to taunt her in torturous ways, and when they go missing, all eyes turn to Mercy. She’s convinced the ghosts are to blame, but how can anyone believe her when only she hears the voices?
336 pages, Paperback
First published May 4, 2018
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About the author
Eileen Albrizio
6 books8 followersEileen Albrizio is an American writer of poetry and prose and freelances as a writing coach. A former NPR and ABC journalist and news host, her creative writing and journalism have been honored numerous times by the Associated Press, the Society of Professional Journalists, Writer's Digest, among others. She is a two-time winner of the GHAC Individual Artist Fellowship for creative writing. Perennials: New & Selected Poems was nominated for the 2008 CT Book Award and The Box Under the Bed won the Paranormal Prose award in 2015. Her novel The Windsome Tree: A Ghost Story (formerly titled Without Mercy) is now available in paperback and as an ebook on Amazon. Albrizio has taught creative writing in several colleges and cultural institutions as well as the York Correctional Institute, Connecticut's maximum-security prison for women, under the creative writing program made famous by best-selling author Wally Lamb.
She holds a BFA in Theatre and an MA in English. She lavishes in the pop culture worlds of comic books and genre fiction. She and her husband own and operate Heroes & Hitters, a comic book store in Rocky Hill, CT, established in 1989.
She holds a BFA in Theatre and an MA in English. She lavishes in the pop culture worlds of comic books and genre fiction. She and her husband own and operate Heroes & Hitters, a comic book store in Rocky Hill, CT, established in 1989.
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October 15, 2019
Excellent ghost story. Original and captivating!
March 17, 2020
Holy Sugar Plums !!! ( I say Sugar Plums because I don’t like to curse….but if I did I would use another word beginning with the letter S )
The Windsome Tree by Eileen Albrizio is an amazing story and I could honestly see this book being turned into a movie if the right person got their hands on it.
In The Windsome Tree you are hanging around with the Amoretto family, mainly Mercy. Mercy is married to Donovan and they have 4 children, 3 living and one that passed. While Mercy is still trying to wrap her head around the fact that her youngest daughter, Lisa. died from leukemia, take care of the house, her husband, the twins, Kira and Kaitlyn and her son Josh, wierd things start to happen. When their therapist suggests cleaning and decluttering their lives, Mercy and her best friend and neighbor, Mary Beth find an old tire and some rope in the garage. Mary Beth takes the tire and rope and makes a tire swing in the back yard. As soon as Mercy gets on the tire and starts swinging, she hears a girl humming and a boy talking…..she thinks that it is Lisa reaching out to her and when she starts to hear the girl call for “Momma” she is more convinced. Unfortunately no one believes her and no one can hear what she hears.
As Mercy becomes obsessed with riding the tire swing to hear the voices, especially the girl’s, something unexplanable happens to her son Josh and one of the twins, Kira. No matter what Mercy says, no one will believe her…….until Josh and Kira almost die !
When the Don and Kaitlyn finally see for themselves what Mercy was saying all along, it might be to late to save them…….
Reading The Windsome Tree is like watching a movie unfold on the pages…..like I said I could honestly see this turning into a movie and opening on Friday the 13th or around Halloween. I am not one for scary movies but reading this book is so much more than a scary movie. The story and the way Albrizio draws the reader in and holds their attention is amazing. Once you start reading this story, it will have a hold on you like the tire swing did with Mercy. There are some spots in the book where the reader will hold their breath as well as other times they will be breathing hard and their heart will be racing.
The BEST thing about The Windsome Tree is that it will impact the reader and will remain in your mind for days after you finish reading it and that is what I call a GREAT BOOK !!!! On a 10 star rating scale, I would give The Windsome Tree a 12 and author Albrizio a 15 because she blows my mind !!!
The Windsome Tree by Eileen Albrizio is an amazing story and I could honestly see this book being turned into a movie if the right person got their hands on it.
In The Windsome Tree you are hanging around with the Amoretto family, mainly Mercy. Mercy is married to Donovan and they have 4 children, 3 living and one that passed. While Mercy is still trying to wrap her head around the fact that her youngest daughter, Lisa. died from leukemia, take care of the house, her husband, the twins, Kira and Kaitlyn and her son Josh, wierd things start to happen. When their therapist suggests cleaning and decluttering their lives, Mercy and her best friend and neighbor, Mary Beth find an old tire and some rope in the garage. Mary Beth takes the tire and rope and makes a tire swing in the back yard. As soon as Mercy gets on the tire and starts swinging, she hears a girl humming and a boy talking…..she thinks that it is Lisa reaching out to her and when she starts to hear the girl call for “Momma” she is more convinced. Unfortunately no one believes her and no one can hear what she hears.
As Mercy becomes obsessed with riding the tire swing to hear the voices, especially the girl’s, something unexplanable happens to her son Josh and one of the twins, Kira. No matter what Mercy says, no one will believe her…….until Josh and Kira almost die !
When the Don and Kaitlyn finally see for themselves what Mercy was saying all along, it might be to late to save them…….
Reading The Windsome Tree is like watching a movie unfold on the pages…..like I said I could honestly see this turning into a movie and opening on Friday the 13th or around Halloween. I am not one for scary movies but reading this book is so much more than a scary movie. The story and the way Albrizio draws the reader in and holds their attention is amazing. Once you start reading this story, it will have a hold on you like the tire swing did with Mercy. There are some spots in the book where the reader will hold their breath as well as other times they will be breathing hard and their heart will be racing.
The BEST thing about The Windsome Tree is that it will impact the reader and will remain in your mind for days after you finish reading it and that is what I call a GREAT BOOK !!!! On a 10 star rating scale, I would give The Windsome Tree a 12 and author Albrizio a 15 because she blows my mind !!!
August 25, 2020
What a great read! This writer, Eileen Albrizio , is a gifted storyteller with a smooth clear writing style. Look if you like ghost stories full of suspense this is the book for you.
Albrizio introduces you to her characters a black boy who loves to read a little girl who loves fairies teenage twin girls, their brother and Dad and fragile mother. Trees ,time,swings Beatles song can’t put it down once you start.
Albrizio introduces you to her characters a black boy who loves to read a little girl who loves fairies teenage twin girls, their brother and Dad and fragile mother. Trees ,time,swings Beatles song can’t put it down once you start.
January 21, 2025
Original ghost story. Beautifully written. I couldn't put it down!
January 21, 2025
Excellent read! It was like being in a room with real people. The writing is exquisite and the story has heart and soul!
January 22, 2025
Poetic, gripping, page-turner. This book exceeded all my expectations. Eileen's poetic descriptions made me feel like I was right there with Mercy, experiencing her grief and fear. Eileen skillfully wove the stories of several time periods to create a novel that withstands time. This novel kept me awake late at night, continuously reading in anxious anticipation of the next piece of the story. The effects of the book lingered so that my mind and heartbeat continued to race, long after I put the book down.
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