Bloodroot
Category: Literature
Tags: Literature
Bloodroot is that rare sort of family saga that feels intimate instead of epic. Set in Tennessees Smoky Mountains, its told largely in tandem voices that keep watchful eyes on Myra Lamb. She is a child of the mountain, tied to the land in ways that mystify and enchant those around her. Theres magic to Myraperhaps because she has the remarkable blue eyes foretold by a nearly-forgotten family cursebut little fantasy to her life. Bloodroot is as much about the Lambs as it is about a place, one that becomes ever more vivid as generations form, break free, and knit back together. Its characters speak plainly but true, they are resilient and flawed and beautiful, and theres a near-instant empathy in reading their stories, whicheven in their most visceral momentsare alluring and wonderful.
