Kings of the Earth: a novelBy Jon Clinch
This is a gritty but nonetheless warm-hearted and beautifully realized novel about three old unmarried brothers who live together on a rundown dairy farm in upstate New York. They are modeled after the real-life Ward brothers from Munnsville, NY, who are featured in the documentary Brother's Keeper...It's hard not to like Vernon, Audie, and Creed Proctor. They smell like manure, they aren't particularly talkative, and the world has clearly passed them by — but they do their work without complaint, suffer setbacks and tragedy graciously, and are unfailingly courteous and humble. They are very good at working their farm and minding their own business, but things turn tragic when Vernon dies in his sleep and Creed is taken in by the police on suspicion of murder.
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