The Barefoot Road

Name: The Barefoot Road
Brand: Author's Republic
Availability: InStock
Rating: 5 (1 reviews)
Author: Vivienne Vermes
ISBN: 9781662105319

Author: Vivienne Vermes

Narrator: Vivienne Vermes

Unabridged: 8 hr 20 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Author's Republic

Published: 04/01/2020

Categories: Fiction, Classic, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Fantasy, Visionary & Metaphysical

Synopsis

A young woman is found, emaciated and unconscious, in the mountains surrounding a village in Transylvania. When the villagers discover she is of the same ethnic group that was driven out of the region years before, they are reminded of their part in the bloodshed, and old wounds reopen.

While the story unfolds in the microcosm of small village in the past,its themes are universal and timeless: the fear of the outsider, the supernatural versus the natural, and the force of desire between a man and a woman.

" This novel stays with the reader, resounding in the daily news where the fear of what is not understood soon transforms into dogmatism and intolerance." Dr Dawn-Michelle Baude, Huffington Post

"This book is poetic and timeless and shows exactly why VIvienne Vermes is an award-winning novelist and poet. Itwill become a classic of European literature". Martin S., What's Books

"I would not just recommend this book. I would shout it from the rooftops." Stephanie Geary, Writing From the Heart

Reviews

Goodreads review by Julie

I really love the cover of this book. The naivete style of the drawing completely complements the story of a small, remote village deep in Transylvania with unworldly and unsophisticated people trying to address issues that they cannot name or begin to know how to deal with. This is an adult fairy ta......more

Goodreads review by Jéssica

“The Barefoot Road“… From the unique cover to the intriguing blurb, this book had the potential to be epic, and I did enjoy it a lot from beginning to end. I almost don’t know what to say fearing to give spoilers. It had some twists and turns that got me thinking. The descriptions made the pace of th......more

Goodreads review by Ankita

*3.5 stars* The Barefoot Road was an engaging story about a woman who was hurt and left to die, who's later rescued by the healer's son. I loved the storyline. It was beautiful and thought-provoking all at the same time. Though the historical-ish naration put me off a bit, and I've realized that hist......more

Goodreads review by Elite

Love, hate, and tragedy in Transylvania “Barefoot I take the road in front of me I could walk far, but for the fear Of who walks behind me.” Set in Transylvania in an unknown year a small village leads a quiet life of work and community. I would put the period as somewhere between the late 19th and earl......more