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A Parchment of Leaves
A Novel
by Silas House
ISBN: 1565123670
ISBN-13: 9781565123670
Format: Hardcover
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Summary
Saul falls passionately in love with a Cherokee girl named Vine, but after they marry and Saul takes a job as a logger that requires him to be away from home, his brother Aaron wants to take his place. When Vine declines his attentions, Aaron tries to rape her, and she kills him in self-defense, a secret act that will have consequences far beyond her expectations. The novel is set during the World War I era in the mountains of Kentucky.
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"Breathtaking both for its beauty and its pain....[A] superb combination of wonder and suffering."
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Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Workman Pub Co
Published date: 2002
Edition: 1th edition
Size: 5.75 x 8.75 inches
Weight: 1.1 pounds
Pages: 288
Publisher's Notes
In 1917, a Cherokee woman who leaves her community to marry a white man finds herself isolated and discriminated against as she tries to settle in to her new life. By the author of Clay's Quilt.
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A Parchment of Leaves
Silas House
Algonquin Books, 2002-08-16. Very Good. clean pages, tight spine. ( more information) Offered by Planet Aid.org (United States)
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Algonquin Books. Used - Very Good. Great condition for a used book! Minimal wear. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! ( more information) Offered by Better World Books (United States)
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Algonquin Books. Used - Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! ( more information) Offered by Better World Books (United States)
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A Parchment of Leaves: A Novel
House, Silas
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, U.S.A.: Algonquin Books, 2002. Soft Cover. Excellent/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Advanced Reading Copy (ARC). ( more information) Offered by Martin Lanaux, Bookseller (United States)
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A Parchment of Leaves
House, Silas
NY: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2002. (Advance Uncorrected Proof). Trade Paperback. VERY GOOD. Tight, bright, a little soil to exterior, curled. Some dog-eared pages from corner bump. "set in 1917, the story of Vine, a beautiful Cherokee woman who marries a white man, forsaking her family and their homeland to settle with his people and make a home in the heart of the mountains." ISBN: 1565123670. ( more information) Offered by Rainy Day Paperback Exchange (United States)
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Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2002 Fine in very good dust jacket. Second printing. 278 pgs in fine/like new condition, as is the cover; dj has very slight edgewear. An eloquent and moving novel of the Appalachian South.. First edition.. Hard cover. Fine/Very Good. ( more information) Offered by Finderskeepers (United States)
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A Parchment of Leaves: A Novel
House, Silas
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, U.S.A.: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2002 USED - Standard. Book/DJ have only minor reading wear; binding is square and tight; text is clean and unmarked. BOOKSMART offers free domestic shipping (media mail) on orders of three or more books. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information) Offered by Booksmart (United States)
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Chapel Hill, NC: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2002. Hard cover. Very Good. Very good in very good dust jacket. very light edgewear to DJ. ( more information) Offered by About Books Inc. (United States)
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House, Silas
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, U.S.A.: Algonquin Books, 2002 Very Good, Hardcover with jacket, binding is tight, text is clean, jacket is crisp wil only light shelfwear. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. ( more information) Offered by Diana's Books (United States)
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House, Silas
Algonquin Books. New in New dust jacket. 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. 1565123670 . New Store Stock. Signed by Author. ; 1.09 x 8.74 x 5.8 Inches; 288 pages; Signed by Author . ( more information) Offered by Cover to Cover Books & More (United States)
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Chapel Hill, NC, U.S.A: Algonquin Books, 2002. First Edition. Hard Cover. About Fine/About Fine. Gently read, complete, straight, tight, very minor shelfwear. DJ very minor shelfwear. . ISBN: 1565123670. ( more information) Offered by Books Past and Present (United States)
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A parchment of leaves
House, Silas
Chapel Hill: Agonquin Books. 2002. 278p. First edition of author's second novel, inscribed and signed, dated year of publication. A Cherokee-born girl in 1900 moves in with a young white man's family. Very good in quarter cloth over boards and dj. ( more information) Offered by Bolerium Books, ABAA/ILAB (United States)
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Chapel Hill, North Carolina, U.S.A.: ALGONQUIN BOOKS OF CHAPEL HILL, 2002 FINE IN FINE DUSTJACKET-FIRST EDITION, flat signed by author on title page. ( more information) Offered by Madison Antiquarian Books (United States)
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House, Silas
NC: Algonquin, 2002 SIGNED BY AUTHOR on title page. Autographed sticker has been applied directly to front of DJ.. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. ( more information) Offered by Lee's Book Attic (United States)
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