In 1900s Kentucky, Saul Sullivan leaves his bride behind to seek work, and his brother steps in, with violent consequences.
"Seamless?entrancing in the manner of a vivid dream." -Newsday
"Breathtaking for both its beauty and its pain?A superb combination of wonder and suffering." -Kirkus Review (starred review)
"A moving love story set against a stunningly beautiful background, and House seems to capture it all-the deep emotion, the love of land, the customs of mountain people-in quietly eloquent prose." -Booklist
"House has done it again. As he did in his stunning debut novel, Clay's Quilt, he has written a rich narrative that captures both the scenery of the southern Appalachian Mountains and the spirit of the people who live there." -BookPage
"Poignant, evocative." -Publishers Weekly