The Cove

30 July 2020: I've been getting so much more "reading for fun" done lately. The stacks of books on the tables by my bed are actually getting shorter (though they are still so big). Last night, I finished Ron Rash's The Cove, which sat there for at least five years (maybe more like eight!). 

I love Rash, so it was great to dip back into his voice. The Cove is a strange little book (like many of Rash's novels), darker than you expect even when you expect it, but just so beautiful. In a way, that's the message of the book: the world is dark and bleak, full of pain and trials, but beauty is there, moments of light and love and grace.