Keepers: a book of haibun

by Terri French, Paresh Tiwari (Illustrator)

Keepers is a delightful romp through religion, rebellion and rambunctiousness. French’s haibun offer an artful fusion of memory tied to parenting her two boys along with her imagination steeped in regional awareness of rural Alabama where she has lived for the last thirty years. The haibun capture the authentic voice of 11-year-old JT Blankenship and are reminiscent of Twain’s Huck Finn. This collection of coming-of-age stories is strengthened by French's haiku, which have the power to stand on their own. Keepers is a book that will tickle the funny bones and pull at the heart strings of young and old alike.

48 pages, Kindle Edition

Published April 7, 2018

Reviews

[Pradnya · Rating 4 out of 5]

Heart-tugging tale

It's a great book for little and big boys, and girls. The short collection of Haibuns zooms in a few memories of life, sweet, heart-tugging moments, makes us nostalgic, make us smile. The potluck on Sundays and everyone finishing their prayers quick for the delicious treat, JT, the tiny hero of the book falling from the tree while shaking pecans, his hair being chopped which is bears with heavy heart because he has got lice, his love for tiny creatures like toads, his beloved dog Mud - it's a captivating book that everyone would finish in one sitting.

[Dan Burt · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.5 stars.