Amy Adams and Jake Gyllenhaal have together acquired the rights to the memoir "Finding the Mother Tree" by scientist Suzanne Simard.

Adams will also produce as well as star, and seems enthused to take on the role: "Suzanne’s novel has been an inspiration. Creatively, it excited us with a narrative about the awe-invoking power of nature and the compelling parallels in Suzanne’s personal life," she says in a statement. "It forever transformed our views of the world and the interconnectivity of our environment. Finding The Mother Tree is not only a deeply beautiful memoir about one woman’s impactful life, it’s also a call to action to protect, understand and connect with the natural world. We’re thrilled to partner with Jake & Riva to bring Suzanne’s important life story to screen and expand the reach of her groundbreaking work."

In Finding the Mother Tree, Simard writes of her own unique journey as a mother, a former logger, and an iconoclastic scientist and reveals how trees, living side-by-side for hundreds of years, evolve and communicate. At the center of it all are Mother Trees: mysterious, powerful forces that connect and sustain all the life that surrounds them. While her revolutionary findings were initially dismissed and even ridiculed, they are now firmly supported by research and data. Her memoir was published today by Knopf.

Adams and Bond Group co-founder Stacy O’Neil said the book "excited us with a narrative about the awe-invoking power of nature and the compelling parallels in Suzanne's personal life. It forever transformed our views of the world and the interconnectivity of our environment. 'Finding the Mother Tree' is not only a deeply beautiful memoir about one woman’s impactful life, it’s also a call to action to protect, understand and connect with the natural world."

Source: Press Release