Leaping Man Hill

by Carol Emshwiller

A sequel to the novel Ledoyt, Carol Emshwiller's Leaping Man Hill tells the story of Abel, an impish, mute child; of Mary Catherine, whose eccentricities trigger new spirit in him; and of Henny, a World War I veteran. These and other characters come to life amid Emshwiller's rich country landscape. With Leaping Man Hill Carol Emshwiller continues to breathe life into the American Western.

Genres: Fiction

224 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1998

About the author

Carol Emshwiller is an American writer of avant garde short stories and science fiction who has won prizes including the Nebula and Philip K. Dick Awards. Ursula K. Le Guin has called her "a major fabulist, a marvelous magical realist, one of the strongest, most complex, most consistently feminist voices in fiction." In 2005, she was awarded the World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement. Her most recent novel, The Secret City, was published in April 2007.

She is the widow of the artist and experimental filmmaker Ed Emshwiller . Their son is the actor, artist, screenwriter, and novelist Peter Emshwiller .

Reviews

[Bob · Rating 3 out of 5]

a fascinating character... full of self uncertainty yet enough grit to stick it out...

[Kerry · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not nearly as good as Ledoyt. Main character very irritating and not easy to truly understand how she ticks.

[Cindy · Rating 4 out of 5]

1920's era, Issue WWI vet-post traumatic shock, troubled child who refuses to speak. Interesting read.

[Sundry · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read again in June 2009. Great book.

[Mia · Rating 5 out of 5]

loved, loved, loved. best to read ledoyt first, but this can also stand alone. i liked it even more than ledoyt.