Told in the style of a folktale, The Eyes of Horace Hollow is a magical realism novel with themes of loneliness, prejudice, aging, and time.
A master craftsman of leaded stained-glass windows, Jasper Yates lives in the small village of Horace Hollow in the mid 19th century. Tired of ridicule due to several birth defects and a stutter, he chooses a life of isolation until he adopts a mangy one-eyed cat.
When Horace Hollow places an exorbitant tax on stained-glass windows, Jasper's home and livelihood are threatened. It is the cat who leads Jasper to a mysterious stranger living deep in the nearby forest. This stranger offers a possible solution, but is the proposition a curse or blessing? Jasper must discover the truth before time runs out.
