A review by hedread
A Land More Kind Than Home by Wiley Cash

4.0

A story told by three main characters - 9 year old Jess, Adelaide the town healer, and sheriff Clem. What power does religion have over people? "People out in these parts can take hold of religion like it's a drug and they don't want to give it up once they've got hold of it. It's like it feeds them, and when they're on it they're likely to do anything these little backwoods churches tell them to do." The story grabbed me and wouldn't let go until the end, and it's one that will stay with me for some time.