Bloodroot
Books | Fiction / Literary
3.6
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Amy Greene
NATIONAL BESTSELLERA dark and riveting story of the legacies—of magic and madness, faith and secrets, passion and loss—that haunt one family across the generations.Myra Lamb is a wild girl with mysterious, haint blue eyes who grows up on remote Bloodroot Mountain. Her grandmother, Byrdie, protects her fiercely and passes down “the touch” that bewitches people and animals alike. But when John Odom tries to tame Myra, it sparks a shocking disaster, ripping lives apart. "A fascinating look at a rural world full of love and life, and dreams and disappointment." --The Boston Globe"If Wuthering Heights had been set in southern Appalachia, it might have taken place on Bloodroot Mountain.... Brooding, dark and beautifully imagined." --The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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Author
Amy Greene
Pages
384
Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Published Date
2011-01-04
ISBN
0307390578 9780307390578
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"This is probably the saddest book I’ve ever read. It’s an eloquent commentary on generational trauma getting passed down through families. I’ve only ever cried reading three books. This one was number three."
Brooke Gross-Gilbert
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