Silas House
Paperback | Pages: 304 pages Rating: 4.18 | 3499 Users | 403 Reviews
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| Title | : | A Parchment of Leaves |
| Author | : | Silas House |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 304 pages |
| Published | : | August 26th 2003 by Ballantine Books (first published August 16th 2002) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Historical. Historical Fiction. American. Southern. Adult Fiction. Literary Fiction. Family |
Interpretation Concering Books A Parchment of Leaves
Winner-Kentucky Novel of the Year, 2003Winner-Award for Special Achievement from Fellowship of Southern
Writers
Nominee-Southern Book Critics Circle Prize
Nominee-BookSense Book of the Year (longlist)
"So it is that Vine, Cherokee-born and raised in the early 1900s, trains her eye on a young white man, forsaking her family and their homeland to settle in with Saul's people: his smart-as-a-whip, slow-to-love mother, Esme; his brother Aaron, a gifted banjo player, hot tempered and unpredictable; and Aaron's flightly and chattery Melungeon wife, Aidia." It's a delicate negotiation into this new family and culture, one that Vine's mother had predicted would not go smoothly. But it's worse than she could have imagined. Vine is viewed as an outsider by the townspeople. Aaron, she slowly realizes, is strangely fixated on her. But what is at first difficult becomes a test of her spirit. And in the violent turn of events that ensues, she learns what it means to forgive others and, most important, how to forgive herself.
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| Original Title: | A Parchment of Leaves |
| ISBN: | 0345464974 (ISBN13: 9780345464972) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Setting: | Appalachia(United States) |
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Ratings: 4.18 From 3499 Users | 403 ReviewsAssessment Of Books A Parchment of Leaves
One of the best books I've ever read. I wish I had read it instead of listened to it though because I wanted copy so many of the lines. I will probably ask for a copy as a gift so I can underline and mark in it. The writing is beautiful and speaks to my southern soul. Also, it felt like he was in a way writing my families story. I've always wondered how in one generation the intermarriage of a Native American to a white person could loose all connection to their heritage. This book answered thisI first read this book way back in 2011 and rated it 5 stars. I picked this up again for a book club and I had forgotten how good this book is. As far as books set in Appalachia, this one seems really authentic and the characters have depth to them. Still a 5 star read in my opinion.The setting for this book is the Appalachian Mountains of eastern Kentucky in the early 1900s. It is the story of Vine, a beautiful Cherokee woman and her husband Saul, a white man. Vine leaves her family home to
The Appalachian mountains came alive for me as soon as I opened this book. The details were so vivid, so vibrant that I felt like I was there, walking the trails along with the characters. This story was beautifully written and the characters were very well developed. I well not forget this story for a long time and that is how I know this one was a winner for me. Definitely my favorite read of the year.
It has been quite a few years since I read this and I have forgotten many of the details but what I do remember is the characters that I embraced , the beautiful, lyrical sentences that expanded my chest in beauty, and the feelings of love that bring a smile to my heart when I just catch a glimpse of the cover. And for me that is enough.
When Saul, a young man of Irish descent, first sees Vine, a young Cherokee woman, standing half in the darkness of the doorway, her face lost to shadows he finds himself searching for words to describe her. Her eyes were chips of coal; her lips, the color of peach light at dusk. He approaches her with payment from his mother for saving his brother, which Vine tries to refuse, and then asks him if he is not afraid of her, because of the rumours of her being able to kill men with her curses. He
A beautifully written snapshot of life in Appalachia .
I have nothing negative to say about this book. It was truly excellent. I always feel weird about giving five stars, feeling obligated to give *some* kind of constructive criticism. Here? Nothing. I can't find one thing. Believe me, I tried. (I don't give five stars very easily.)So I guess I'll talk about all the things I liked:When it comes to Voice, Silas House is up there with Mark Twain. I could literally hear these characters talking. I now plan to read everything else he has written, based
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