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PARCHMENT OF LEAVES
By Silas House
This man's way with words .... well, it leaves me all aflutter, and that sounds trite and cliche, I know. But Jeez Louise, that man can write some amazing stuff! The thing that makes me crazy -- in a good way -- about Silas House is the way he can paint a picture in my mind, leave it there to let it simmer, and make me come back for more ... the way he paints with words ... it's breath-taking!
This book has an overriding theme, like I think most of House's books do. This theme? Forgiveness, and it's powerful in its simplicity. It centers around the main character, Vine, a Cherokee woman, proud and wise beyond her years, who must navigate a world that harbors prejudice for her kind. Her husband Saul is a man of men -- please, is there actually one like Saul for real out there some where? He is the gentle giant that says more with out saying a word than any one person could ever dream of saying. He loves Vine despite the ugliness that creeps into their lives and threatens to destroy their love.
This is an incredible book that ends, just like all of Silas House's books end ... quietly ... without grand fanfare ... a simple story woven into a simple ending, but that leaves you gasping for breath any way.
By Silas House
This man's way with words .... well, it leaves me all aflutter, and that sounds trite and cliche, I know. But Jeez Louise, that man can write some amazing stuff! The thing that makes me crazy -- in a good way -- about Silas House is the way he can paint a picture in my mind, leave it there to let it simmer, and make me come back for more ... the way he paints with words ... it's breath-taking!
This book has an overriding theme, like I think most of House's books do. This theme? Forgiveness, and it's powerful in its simplicity. It centers around the main character, Vine, a Cherokee woman, proud and wise beyond her years, who must navigate a world that harbors prejudice for her kind. Her husband Saul is a man of men -- please, is there actually one like Saul for real out there some where? He is the gentle giant that says more with out saying a word than any one person could ever dream of saying. He loves Vine despite the ugliness that creeps into their lives and threatens to destroy their love.
This is an incredible book that ends, just like all of Silas House's books end ... quietly ... without grand fanfare ... a simple story woven into a simple ending, but that leaves you gasping for breath any way.
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