Bloodroot

Bloodroot (2010) by Amy Greene. Told in authentic-sounding Appalachian voices, "Bloodroot" is the story of a plant, a mountain, and a clan. The plant is bloodroot, with white flowers and blood-red sap which has the power to heal and to kill. The mountain is Bloodroot Mountain, home to the Lamb clan, among others, and home to the bloodroot plant, which grows in the high meadows reachable only by treacherous paths. The Lamb clan make up the central thread in this multi-thread story of love, betrayal and revenge. You'll be alternately charmed and horrified by the goings-on in this quintessentially American book. Grade: A-