The Fields

I recently finished reading The Fields by Conrad Richter. What a gem! It is the second in the trilogy entitled Awakenings and I loved it as much as I loved the first one. The writing is beautiful. It is hard for me to describe his character development -- it is very understated, yet eventually I came to understand and know the characters well. I am so excited to read the next in the trilogy -- The Town -- and I plan to read everything that Conrad Richter wrote. (David McCullough highly recommends him.)