The Grass Harp, Including A Tree of Night and Other Stories

Truman Capote
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Set on the outskirts of a small Southern town, The Grass Harp tells the story of three endearing misfits--an orphaned boy and two whimsical old ladies--who one day take up residence in a tree house. AS they pass sweet yet hazardous hours in a china tree, The Grass Harp manages to convey all the pleasures and responsibilities of freedom. But most of all it teaches us about the sacredness of love, "that love is a chain of love, as nature is a chain of life."This volume also includes Capote's A Tree of Night and Other Stories, which the Washington Post called "unobstrusively beautiful...a superlative book."
Genres: FictionShort StoriesClassicsAmericanSouthernLiteratureSouthern GothicLiterary Fiction20th CenturyNovels
272 Pages

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