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  • A Parchment of Leaves

  • By: Silas House
  • Narrated by: Kate Forbes
  • Length: 9 hrs and 38 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (112 ratings)

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A Parchment of Leaves

By: Silas House
Narrated by: Kate Forbes
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Publisher's summary

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.

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Publishers Weekly praises House’s “lovely storytelling, graceful prose, strong characters and his feel for Southern rural life.”

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loved this story

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

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Hats off to this one

This story is well written and leads beautifully into the next book in the series.

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Poetic Justice

The poetic language throughout was spellbinding. Silas House tells a story of love and fate where a strong, independent, loving heroine must deal with fate and and an agonizing guilt that is unbearable and inescapable. A terrible tragedy is inevitable in this saga. I admire the protagonist as she dealt with the love for her family and a secret that would tear her family apart. As is stated in the story, there is so much evil in this world but there’s much more goodness to overcome all the evil. I enjoyed the variety of characters that House develops so that the reader feels like s/he knows each one personally. This is a wonderful story about how love conquers all!

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Captivating

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.

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So, so good!

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

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Proud to live in Appalachia.

Silas House makes me proud to be from Kentucky. His books should be narrated by him and him alone.

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So beautiful

This was such a touching and beautiful story about family, love, and forgiveness. Loved the Arthur and the setting! Enjoyed hearing about familiar places while reading this!

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Loved it!

Kate Forbes is always excellent. The story was not a complex one, but satisfying on more than one level.

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Amazing!

This book captures the real spirit of Appalachia. Growing up and still living in rural KY this book reminds me so much of my grandmother. The strength and indomitable spirit of Appalachian people along with their speech and the love they shared are all captured within this story. I love Silas House but this one in my favorite!

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Loved!

This has been on my reading list for years and I am sorry it has taken me so long to move it to my "read" list!! A story about love and family and loyalty! It you liked Where the Crawdad's Sing I think you will really like this one as well. Highly Recommended!!

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