LAND MORE KIND THAN HOME

'WE NEVER SHOULD'VE GONE UP THERE...' ONE SUNDAY, NINE-YEARS-OLD JESS HALL WATCHES IN HORROR AS HIS AUTISTIC BROTHER IS SMOTHERED DURING A HEALING SERVICE IN THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. THE UNIMAGINABLE VIOLENCE THAT FOLLOWS MUST BE UNTANGLED BY A LOCAL SHERIFF WITH HIS OWN TRAGIC PAST. "A LAND MORE KIND THAN HOME" IS A SPELLBINDING, HEARTBREAKING STORY ABOUT CRUELTY AND INNOCENCE, AND THE FAILURE OF RELIGION AND FAMILY TO PROTECT A CHILD. IT IS A NOVEL THICK WITH STORIES AND CHARACTERS CONNECTED BY FAITH, INFIDELITY, AND A SENSE OF HOPE THAT IS BOTH TRAGIC AND UNFORGETTABLE.