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Now Available for the first time!
Silas House’s writing is very special to me. His voice and characters run true and clear, like a mountain stream after the thaw, with flashes of insight so startlingly resonant and beautiful, they call to mind a cardinal alighting in a winter birch. —Ashley Judd, actress
In this multi-disciplinary book, bestselling novelist Silas House takes us through the process of storytelling in its many different forms. This book includes House’s moving short story “An Unsent Letter,” and the play, The Hurting Part, that was based on the same family tale and is available here for the first time. Both are about one pivotal winter in the lives of Thelma and Simeon Smallwood. Faced with a gnawing homesickness that leads to emotional explosions both quiet and fierce, “An Unsent Letter” and The Hurting Part reveal that desire which joins us all: the need for a home among people we cherish. Two additional pieces—a revealing essay about process and an enlightening interview with the author—complete this collection that is not only an exploration of different disciplines but also an insightful and original tool for anyone interested in the craft of writing. There’s good advice here, too, for anyone who simply wants to know how to go through life with what House calls “a fully conscious heart.” Order from Motes Books or Amazon… Coming soon to a bookstore near you.
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“The hurting part of life is still life.” |
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Other News… -Listen to the song, “Anneth,” inspired by The Coal Tattoo, written and performed by John Schnabel -Silas has written the foreword to Appalachia: Spirit of the Seasons, a beautiful book of photographs by Dean Hill -Something’s Rising to be published in March 2009 -Eli the Good to be published in Fall 2009 |