The Tulip Poplars
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A sweeping historical novel about hidden, forbidden love in the early 1900s by bestselling writer and former poet laureate of Kentucky Silas House.
Amos and Tom fall in love while working in the tobacco fields during the hot summers of the early 1900s, yet Tom cannot shake his strict religious...
Published By Algonquin Books
Format Hardback
Number Of Pages 384
Publication Date 10/13/2026
ISBN 9781643756974
Dimensions 6 inches x 9.25 inches
“The Tulips Poplars is a great big orchestra of a book—it's a story that is tiny and epic, ancient and new, local and global all at the same time. It's a song of repair at a time when we need to heal. It's also a brave book, and transgressive in the very best sense. Pulling the strayed strands of America together, Silas House manages to compose a narrative that recognizes the importance of every small and glorious note of our lives.”
—Colum McCann, author of Twist
“Set in a world of lush beauty and dangerous prohibitions, this tender, big-hearted novel about the abiding power of love will move you to tears.”
—Thrity Umrigar, author of Honor and Missing Sam
“Silas House has always been a masterful storyteller, and with each new book, I'm amazed at how he pushes further in his empathy while never turning away from the difficult ways the world tries to break us. In The Tulip Poplars, House has crafted an ambitious and utterly beautiful love story, sweeping and yet so attuned to the minute moments in which a life can change.”
—Kevin Wilson, author of Run for the Hills