Author: silashouse

“Southernmost engages my most deeply hidden fears and hopes . . . I love this book, and for it, I love Silas House.” –Dorothy Allison, author of Bastard Out of Carolina Asher Sharp is willing to give up everything for what he believes in.  Except his son.   In the aftermath of a flood that washes away much of a small Tennessee town, evangelical preacher Asher Sharp offers shelter to two gay … preacher Asher Sharp offers shelter to two gay men. In doing so, he starts to see his life anew–and risks losing everything: his wife, locked into her religious prejudices; his congregation, which shuns Asher after he delivers a…