Book description
ONE OF THE NEW YORKER'S BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR • Told against the backdrop of the Korean War as a small Appalachian town sends its sons to battle, The Caretaker by award-winning author Ron Rash ("One of the great American authors at work today" —The New York Times) is…
- Coming soon!
Why read it?
2 authors picked The Caretaker as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Ron Rash's latest offering is a tightly knit tale of love and loss in small town North Carolina. Set in the Blowing Rock of the 1950s, The Caretaker is populated with unforgettable characters and delivers a plot that O. Henry would die for. Rash proves yet again that he is a master of imagery. Charming and chilling both, this book explores the lengths one family will go to save its own and the lengths one man will go for love.
It is about people you believe in and cheer for. It is uplifting at the end.
If you love The Caretaker...
These Blue Mountains
A moving story of love, betrayal, and the enduring power of hope in the face of darkness.
German pianist Hedda Schlagel's world collapsed when her fiancé, Fritz, vanished after being sent to an enemy alien camp in the United States during the Great War. Fifteen years later, in 1932, Hedda…
Want books like The Caretaker?
Our community of 12,000+ authors has personally recommended 29 books like The Caretaker.
📚 If you like The Caretaker, you might also like...
Foxfire in the Snow
It's a time of change, between magic and alchemy.
Born the heir of a master woodcutter in a queendom defined by guilds and matrilineal inheritance, nonbinary Sorin can’t quite seem to find their place. At seventeen, an opportunity to attend an alchemical guild fair and secure an apprenticeship with the…
The Main Gate
Dr. Elise Marquette has spent years burying the past—until the past refuses to stay buried.
Hired to join Earth’s first interstellar contact team, she hopes the vastness of space will finally offer distance from the ghosts of war and the wounds left by a mother who never let her be…