While I Can Still Remember is the story of Norfolk Island. This work of historical fiction begins with a prologue that introduces a monolithic Norfolk Island pine at its 'birth' as a seed over 650 years ago. The story then takes us to the present where the old tree - Lone Pine - has always stood on a limestone cliff at Point Hunter on Norfolk Island. At the base of its trunk a sapling - Piali - clings to the cliff.

The island is waiting for Piali to grow strong enough to take over from Lone Pine, whose time is almost over, so the sapling's survival is vital. The old tree...