Clay's Quilt

4.5 stars “There is a cool that sometimes comes down over the mountain in the evening. The day slips away slowly, so quietly and secretly that no one really notices until it is gone. The peach light stands like steam along the horizon, changing the shape of things. Night does not come quickly, does......more

This is the debut novel by Silas House. Set in the Kentucky hills. Clay Sizemore is a young coal miner from a big family and small town. His mother died when he was only 4 yrs old and he was raised by his Aunt Easter amongst his uncles and cousins, and extended family in the holler. Clay and his bes......more

Clay's Quilt is an authentic and beautiful novel of contemporary Appalachian fiction. Author Silas House has written an evocative and lyrical book about Clay Sizemore, a young man tied to his family and community in Kentucky, and how he finds his place in life. Orphaned as a young boy, Clay is raise......more

I just returned from a week-long nerd-summer-camp-dream called The Appalachian Writer’s Conference held the first week of August at the Hindman Settlement School in Hindman, KY. It was a-mazing. I didn’t speak much with the star pupil to come out of this workshop, Silas House, but I watched him from......more