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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.

©2002 Silas House (P)2004 Recorded Books, LLC Historical Fiction Literary Fiction Sagas Fiction Genre Fiction

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Publishers Weekly praises House’s “lovely storytelling, graceful prose, strong characters and his feel for Southern rural life.”
Beautiful Story • Poetic Language • Authentic Lilt • Strong Protagonist • Captivating Storyline • Well-written Narrative

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The characters are wonderful. The story is easy to read. It is uplifting and inspiring… And very believable.

Story of Love and Redemption

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Engrossing story and well-defined characters. Could really empathize with Vine’s dilemma. The ending was perfect. Fabulous authentic southern narration!

So, so good!

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Fantastic. I tend to like Southern writing, and this book was no exception. But the poetic language and a captivating storyline in A Pachment of Leaves were exceptionally good. The narration was perfect.

Captivating

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Was not sure about this one, but glad I took the time to listen. Well told, beautifully narrated. I had a hard time putting it down.

Surprisingly good

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there were some glitches in the recording where some parts skipped but the story was great and the dialect was spot on.

loved this story

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