Benediction by Kent Haruf

Are you looking for an exciting page-turner?  A riveting plot that hooks you at the beginning and doesn't let you go?  Well, if so, this is not the book for you.  It's beautifully written, the characters are fabulous detailed, and I loved it.  But it's one of those quiet books that is just a "slice of life" in a small town.  Dad (he goes by that name to everyone in town) has been diagnosed with terminal cancer, and as he looks back on his life, we learn his life story.  His wife and daughter take care of him, but there is also a son who is missed.  The book also focuses on other people in the town - a young girl who has come to live with her grandmother, a minister who is struggling personally, and two women who are a part of it all.  This book isn't for everyone, but it was just what I needed.  -June