A review by allycoolj
A Parchment of Leaves by Silas House

5.0

One of my favorite authors of all time is Ray Bradbury, the way he can just capture you with his words. Silas House has the same exact knack of such rich, illustrative descriptions that it truly places you right there in the holler at God's Creek. This book had such an interesting approach, the prologue is written from Saul's perspective, and I sat here like, oh good, another book from a man's perspective about a woman coming to change his life, cue the eyeroll. Then the first chapter, and subsequently the twenty-nine after that, are all written from Vine's perspective, Saul's wife. She marries Saul and moves away from her people, the Cherokee, to a town of white people, and she faces many trials and tribulations. She is forced to face big questions, like "why does evil happen" and "am I a bad person?" You are so drawn into the book and then, it just ends. She leaves to see her people once again, to find forgiveness. Then the epilogue is once again in Saul's perspective, a perfect bookend. I couldn't get enough of this book, it was so indulgent to read.