Bloodroot
of Amy Greene (Goodreads Author)
Description
Named for a flower whose blood-red sap possesses the power both to heal and poison, Bloodroot is a stunning fiction debut about the legaciesâof magic and madness, faith and secrets, passion and lossâthat haunt one family across the generations, from the Great Depression to today. The novel is told in a kaleidoscope of seamlessly woven voices and centers around an incendiary romance that consumes everyone in its path: Myra Lamb, a wild young girl with mysterious, haint blue eyes who grows up on remote Bloodroot Mountain; her grandmother Byrdie Lamb, who protects Myra fiercely and passes down âthe touchâ that bewitches people and animals alike; the neighbor boy who longs for Myra yet is destined never to have her; the twin children Myra is forced to abandon but who never forget their motherâs deep love; and John Odom, the man who tries to tame Myra and meets with shocking, violent disaster. Against the backdrop of a beautiful but often unforgiving country, these lives come togetherâonly to be torn apartâas a dark, riveting mystery unfolds. With grace and unflinching verisimilitude, Amy Greene brings her native Appalachiaâand the faith and fury of its peopleâto rich and vivid life. Here is a spellbinding tour de force that announces a dazzlingly fresh, natural-born storyteller in our midst.
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Book Details
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 291 pages
- Publisher Knopf
- Publication Date January 12th 2010
- First Publication 01/01/10
- Language English
- ISBN 9780307269867
- Edition Not informed
- Category Fiction
- Scenario ['Smoky Mountains (United States)', 'Tennessee (United States)']
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