Good reading

I finished Rick Bragg's "Prince of Frogtown" this morning.
It's the third in what turned out to be a true life trilogy about his poor Appalachian family.
"All Over But the Shouting" focused on his mother and is one of the best books I've read.
"Ava's Man" was about his mother's family, especially his favorite grandfather.
"Frogtown" takes a brutal look at the other half of the family tree, the hell raising Bragg clan.
I'll write about the book more in depth later, but it's another powerful story — one that will hold special relevance for southerners, especially those of us just a generation or two out of the mills and fields ourselves.
Recommended.