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Jayber Crow by Wendell Berry
Small towns, barely upon the map, live and breathe and then decline as larger towns grow. People settle in for the long term, and newcomers must prove themselves. A young man loses his parents, then the couple who had adopted him,he leaves town and then returns after twelve years away. This story follows his journey through the rhythm of both his life and that of the town, and spans the years both before WWII and after. Demonstrating the relationship between the pathos and strength of the human spirit, this poignant and poetically told story is a powerful read.