AGAINST THE COUNTRY A NOVEL by Ben Metcalf

I picked up this book and read the first page, the beautiful prose pulled me in.  However, I was unable to concentrate on a book written in this style as I had recently lost two close friends to sudden illness and cancer so I put it down. I am giving 4 stars as I believe the language and writing are unique, I will pick this book up at a later time when I am more able to lose myself in it.