Read a Q&A with the author HERE.
"The voices that bear witness to the events in Wiley Cash's moving novel A Land More Kind Than Home are haunting in their telling of a tale of innocent mistakes and evil incarnate in a small North Carolina mountain community. A charismatic preacher has a parish in his thralls. Mysterious goings on, inside and outside of the shrouded little church lead to tragedy for young Jess and his mute older brother Stump. This is a heartbreaking, brilliant novel. Deeply southern and utterly universal."
"It's hard to believe that this is a debut novel--the prose is stirring, the atmosphere nearly touchable, the characters memorable. Of course, he had one heck of a mentor: Ernest Gaines. But this guy has all kinds of talent plus he's smart enough to stick with what he knows best: the folks, scenery and culture of North Carolina. This story is about an old midwife, a charismatic preacher, a sheriff and two small boys, one of which is autistic. It's about secrecy and forbidden knowledge that starts a chain reaction of tragedy that leaves one family, and a whole town, changed forever. This is an exceptional book, and the start of what should be a brilliant literary career for this impressive young man."
