A Parchment of Leaves

Name: A Parchment of Leaves
Brand: Recorded Books
Availability: InStock
Rating: 5 (1 reviews)
Author: Silas House
ISBN: 9781456122478

Author: Silas House

Narrator: Kate Forbes

Unabridged: 9 hr 38 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 04/22/2011

Categories: Fiction, Literary Fiction

Synopsis

Critically acclaimed author Silas House's A Parchment of Leaves was named Kentucky Novel of the Year and won a special achievement award from the Fellowship of Southern Writers. In 1917 rural Kentucky, Saul Sullivan marries a beautiful Cherokee woman named Vine. They weather the storm of prejudice, but when Saul temporarily moves away to work a better job, his younger brother makes advances on Vine that are not welcome and ultimately lead to tragedy. Publishers Weekly praises House's "lovely storytelling, graceful prose, strong characters and his feel for Southern rural life."

About Silas House

Silas House is the author of five novels, including A Parchment of Leaves. He is a frequent contributor to the New York Times and a former commentator for NPR's All Things Considered. House is a member of the Fellowship of Southern Writers and is the winner of the E. B. White Award, the Nautilus Award, the Appalachian Book of the Year, the Hobson Medal for Literature, and other honors.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Angela M

This is my first FICTION audiobook ! I’ve avoided audiobooks for a long time after trying one a number of years ago and I just wasn’t able to get past the feeling that I was being read to. I felt that I had to read the pages myself to experience a book. This past year I decided to give them a try ag......more

Goodreads review by Jen CANADA

Just the title evokes beauty in trees; in nature. They tell of their own spirituality. It’s the 1900’s and Vine (a Cherokee) has married Saul (a white man)in the mountains of Kentucky. But the war starts and Saul is called to do his duty, leaving Vine behind. This story tells of discrimination. A glim......more

Goodreads review by Karen

Beautifully written book about the love between a young couple in rural Kentucky 1917. Vine, a young Cherokee woman and Saul, a young Irishman. The story shows their tender relationship with outside prejudices that they overcome, as she leaves her Cherokee community and they move into the young man’s......more