This is an extremely richly layered novel that brings the reader to the heart of Kentucky at a very tumultous time: during the Vietnam war, when several young men are brought back to the tiny town of Cementville in body bags, and those that come back alive - a draft dodger and two discharged soldiers, struggle to find their way. There are a multitude of characters and the story is told from altnernating perspectives, enabling the reader to understand and get to town the characters that are most enigmatic even to their own neighbors. I loved reading this book, and found it hard to put down.