num_pages: 142
description: 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 "unobtrusively beautiful . . . a superlative book."
language: English
title: The Grass Harp
titlecomplete: The Grass Harp
characters: Verena Talbo, Catherine Creek, Collin Fenwick, Riley Henderson, Morris Ritz, Judge Cool, Junius Candle, Dolly Talbo
genres: Fiction, American, Short Stories, The United States Of America, Americana, Literature, Classics, Novels, 20th Century, Novella
ratings_count: 3274
places: Alabama
awards: awardedAt: -568051200000
name: National Book Award Finalist
category: Fiction
publisher: New American LIbrary