Kings of the Earth by Jon Clinch
http://www.jonclinch.com/Resources/KingsRGGb.pdf
There isn't very much pretty about this novel. It is set on the edge of civilization. It is raw, brutal. It deals with disfunctional family issues, death, suspicion, and the child who escaped and made a life for herself outside the realm of the kings.
Powerful stuff - not for the faint of heart.
