The Silver Branch
The Silver Branch by Dayle Carnahan McKinney, published by Archway Publishing on February 25, 2019, is a 302-page work written in English. This book follows Aria, who is compelled by her grandmother to leave her desert home in California. As she embarks on an adventure of self-discovery, Aria is guided through time, encountering figures from her family’s past and exploring the origins of her beliefs and identity.
Readers will find a narrative that intertwines elements of literature, science fiction, and alternate history. Aria’s journey takes her across various landscapes, including France, Scotland, England, and Ireland, where she confronts hidden truths and the complexities of her lineage. The story delves into themes of family, myth, and the interplay between reality and magic, inviting readers to reflect on their own ancestral connections.
Official synopsis Publisher
On a strange night of falling stars, Aria is called to learn who she is and why. Coerced by a grandmother to leave her desert home in California, Aria embarks on an adventure of discovery.
Guided and transported by the most colorful of curiosities, back (and back) in time she travels, and along the way, comes face to face with those who forged her family.
She goes to the Beginning of Things-not the Beginning of Time, but the Beginning of Things, as they exist in Aria’s world. Her beliefs and assumptions are crushed beneath her wandering pilgrim feet as she leaves the modern era behind in search of something she didn’t even know she needed.
Escorted and cajoled by kings, outlaws, druids, and damsels, Aria is made aware of truths long hidden. Lost in a land of myth, she is made fully dependent on a long line of grandparents, both kind and diabolical, who ensure her safe passage back to California after sojourns in France, Scotland, England, and Ireland, where the Beginning of Things takes place. People who share Aria’s rare Rh-negative blood populate these ancient lands. These are people who the Watchers watch.
“The Silver Branch is an imaginative ride through history written with engaging wit. Aria is an enchanting character that takes us on an exciting journey through many different modes of travel to a magical, satisfying end, which is really the beginning.”
-Carla Harrower
Landscape Contractor
“In the Silver Branch, Aria is called to learn who she is…and why. And on a strange night of falling stars, her journey begins. Guided and transported by the most colorful of curiosities, back (and back) in time she travels and along the way comes face to face with those who forged her family…and herself. Historical and mythical, Aria’s story will compel readers to want to hear the tales and see the faces etched along the branches of their own family tree.”
-Maria Pritchard
Author and Retired Educator
The story is a journey through intimate glimpses painting a history of cultures subtly told in generational sequences and family tales. It never lets go of being in the present, skeptical while knowing that reality and magic might both exist. The reader is taken along it all, as if told a magical story, which despite historical connections between the mysteries, it really is. The Silver Branch tells a story in changing layers more parallel than mixing, and as far-away magical as the nearness of home.
-Jonathan Beck M.D.
Publisher
Topics
FAQ
What is “The Silver Branch” about?
Who is the author of “The Silver Branch”?
When was “The Silver Branch” published?
What is the ISBN for “The Silver Branch”?
What are the book details (language, pages, edition)?
