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Our Father Who Art in the Tree Our Father Who Art in the Tree Our Father Who Art in the Tree is a 2002 debut novel by Australian writer Judy Pascoe. It is written from the perspective of 10-year-old Simone who believes her late father is living in the tree in her backyard. The novel was reissued as Our Father Who Art in a Tree in the United States and Canada; and after the 2010 film adaptation directed by Julie Bertuccelli, it was reprinted as The Tree by Murdoch Books. "Our Father Who Art in the Tree" has been adapted into a 2010 feature film entitled "The