This is one of two books I picked up at a recent Wilton Library Book Sale. I had only found one other book: Connecticut Railroads An Illustrated History. I'm a big fan of Paretsky's VI Warshawski novels, so I picked this up.
It's a hard book for me to characterize. It's set in a farming community in Kansas in the early 2000s (probably the first time I used that description--it sounds funny) and focuses on two families who were once allies in the antislavery movement. The Grelliers and the Schapens now disagree on just about everything--most importantly in their versions of Christianity.
It took me about 15 chapters (of 58) to really get into the story. Then I was compelled to read on--to find out what would happen to all these crazy characters. That's what good writing can do.
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