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Bloodroot - Amy Greene
Bloodroot
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Named for a flower whose blood-red sap possesses the power both to heal and poison, Bloodroot is a stunning fiction debut about the legacies—of magic and madness, faith and secrets, passion and loss—that haunt one family across the generations, from the Great Depression to today.The novel is told... show more
Named for a flower whose blood-red sap possesses the power both to heal and poison, Bloodroot is a stunning fiction debut about the legacies—of magic and madness, faith and secrets, passion and loss—that 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 “the touch” 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 mother’s 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 together—only to be torn apart—as a dark, riveting mystery unfolds.With grace and unflinching verisimilitude, Amy Greene brings her native Appalachia—and the faith and fury of its people—to 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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Format: hardcover
ISBN: 9780307269867 (0307269868)
ASIN: 0307269868
Publisher: Knopf
Pages no: 304
Edition language: English
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moving under skies
moving under skies rated it
0.0 Bloodroot
This one failed to engage me in the grace stretch of 60-100 pages, so I think I'll take it back despite its place in the Tournament of Books. Too jumpy to catch my heart and keep it, too heavy on the accursedness to match my mood.
Literary Sara
Literary Sara rated it
4.0 Bloodroot
I was spellbound and couldn't put the book down, swept away by all the gorgeous description and discovery of Bloodroot Mountain and the intensity of all the narrators' fears and desires.
Chrissie's Books
Chrissie's Books rated it
3.0
ETA: There is another theme central to this book – love. Love has violence imbedded in it. Love tears us apart. Each chapter is told from one character’s viewpoint. I gave this book three stars, yet it continues to occupy my thoughts.********************** I enjoyed this book for its ability to put...
My Reading Life
My Reading Life rated it
4.0 Bloodroot
The story of a family living in the mountains of Appalachia, surviving generations of sorrow and betrayal by those they loved. Intense, with beautiful descriptions of the land.
A Book and A Review #2
A Book and A Review #2 rated it
4.0
This book was good. It def. kept my interest and made me think..Heart-breaking the majority of the time...
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