Clay's quilt, by Silas House

This book is all about setting. It takes place in Kentucky and the characters are Appalachian, hard-working, hard-drinking, and religious. Clay, the central character, is extremely well drawn. The author, who is from Kentucky does a terrific job expressing the language of the people. This is one of those books I had to stop reading for a minute to breathe in the poetic feel of the writing. Excellent!