The Trackers

This is an excellent Depression-era story about an artist who is lucky enough to have a job doing what he loves. It's a quick read, not as intense as Cold Mountain.

My only complaint was the use of em-dashes and inline dialogue. I'm not sure why some authors think this is superior to quotation marks. It's distracting, distancing, and just comes off as stylistic affectation. But after a while you get used to it.