A Land More Kind Than Home

By: Wiley Cash

Narrated by: Nick Sullivan, Lorna Raver, Mark Bramhall

Length: 8 hrs and 56 mins

Publisher's summary

A stunning debut reminiscent of the beloved novels of John Hart and Tom Franklin, A Land More Kind Than Home is a mesmerizing literary thriller about the bond between two brothers and the evil they face in a small western North Carolina town....

For a curious boy like Jess Hall, growing up in Marshall means trouble when your mother catches you spying on grown-ups. Adventurous and precocious, Jess is enormously protective of his older brother, Christopher, a mute whom everyone calls Stump. Though their mother has warned them not to snoop, Stump can't help sneaking a look at something he's not supposed to - an act that will have catastrophic repercussions, shattering both his world and Jess's.

It's a wrenching event that thrusts Jess into an adulthood for which he's not prepared. While there is much about the world that still confuses him, he now knows that a new understanding can bring not only a growing danger and evil - but also the possibility of freedom and deliverance as well.

Told by three resonant and evocative characters - Jess; Adelaide Lyle, the town midwife and moral conscience; and Clem Barefield, a sheriff with his own painful past - A Land More Kind Than Home is a haunting tale of courage in the face of cruelty and the power of love to overcome the darkness that lives in us all. These are masterful portrayals, written with assurance and truth, and they show us the extraordinary promise of this remarkable first novel.

©2012 Wiley Cash (P)2012 HarperCollinsPublishers

Will hear LOTS more from this new author--wonderfu

This is the first novel by Cash and it definitely reminds me of the terrific books of award winners John Hart and Tom Franklin. I enjoyed the book and believe I've found another award winner in Cash! The story is expertly told by three characters--an 8 year old boy, an old woman, and an experienced older sherif. The themes of survivors rather than victims, love from many angles, and small town involvement in everyone's lives is written beautifully. The mystery is slyly slipped in the compelling first person narratives. A real winner f

Each first person narrator was read by a different person. Adds a great deal to the enjoyment to an already great read!!

Hmm...

Not at all what I expected, but once I listened to the first couple chapters and realized it wasn't what I thought I was already interested so I kept listening . I like it .

Amazing narration!

This book was beautifully done in the audio version. It might be the best audio book I’ve ever heard. The narrators are incredible, the accents, the tone, and the pace at which they tell their stories just sucks you into their world. I cannot say enough to tell you this is a book you should listen to rather than read. The art of storytelling is done right with this audio book. Besides that, Wiley Cash has beautifully scripted these characters and the book lends itself perfectly to multiple narratives. Each characters voice is heard separately by the language they use and the simplicity or complexity of their feelings. I loved this book, its tragedies and it’s strong character development placed in a setting of perfection. Well done, must listen!

Very good but heart wrenching

Outstanding writing and narration. The characters are so real , you really care about them. Depressing storey but still very worthwhile

loved all narrators

usually don't like stories that jump around but this was we'll done & kept my interest.
really enjoyed the narration.
I prefer happy endings but realistically this was more apt to happen

Audiobook was wonderful

The audiobook brought this story to life for me. Great choice of voice actors all the way through.

Too depressing

I don’t enjoy stories that go from sad to sadder to saddest. Performance was good.

Excellent!

I really enjoyed this book. Great story, kept my interest from the start, the narration was spot on. Looking forward to other books by this author.

An excellent writer

Having a snake phobia, I didn't like all the ssssss parts of the story, but it was very well written, and the narrators did a splendid job.

A Compelling Story

This story is told from multiple points of view and read by different actors. All of them are excellent. I could hardly stop listening. Each character brought their own point of view to the unfolding events. I thought the voice of the young boy was very good. This book started out a little slow but it wasn't long before I was caught up in the story.