This was the best book I ever read, it's not like his books but it's worth it. The end of this book can make you cry. It tell of a mentally handicapped man with a gift of healing. But since he's black and it's 1932 when he failed to heal two girls and was found by their bodies everyone presumed he killed them. It tells of the unfairness of the world. Basically its the Stephen King version of Forest Gump and Rainman. If you likes either of those you'd love this. The movie rocked too.