My Review
Make no mistake, life in the Appalachian mountains is not easy in 1877. I loved seeing the dialect true to the time and place. You really can feel yourself immersed in the poverty-stricken Appalachia with the author's excellent descriptions .
As a mother of many I loved seeing the love and devotion Worie has for the needy and neglected children who have about given up hope. Through the darkness a light shines and hope is found where only despair lived before.
Amazing book, first I've read by this author and I look forward
to reading more by her. This book will be remembered for a long time. Published June 2nd 2020 by Fleming H. Revell Company I was given a complimentary copy of this book. Thank you. All opinions expressed are my own.
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Worie Dressar is seventeen years old when influenza and dysentery ravage her Appalachian Mountain community in 1898, leaving behind a growing number of orphaned children with no way to care for themselves. Worie's mother has been secretly feeding a number of these little ones on Sourwood Mountain. But when she dies suddenly, Worie is left to figure out why and how she was caring for them. Plagued with two good-for-nothing brothers--one greedy and the other a drunkard--Worie fights to save her home and the orphaned children now in her begrudging care. Along the way, she will discover the beauty of unconditional love and the power of forgiveness as she cares for all of Momma's children. Storyteller and popular speaker Cindy K. Sproles pens a tender novel full of sacrifice, heartache, and courage in the face of overwhelming obstacles.
About The Author
About Cindy Sproles
Cindy Sproles is an author and speaker. She has cofounded ChristianDevotions.us and serves as managing editor for SonRise Books and Straight Street Books, imprints of Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas/Iron Stream Media. Cindy teaches at Christian Writers Conferences and ladies retreats and ladies conferences across the country. Her devotions are heartfelt and honest. Edgy and inviting. Cindy serves as the executive editor of ChristianDevotions.us, a writing mentor, and life-coach.She shares mentoring with best-selling author, Yvonne Lehman at Write Right. Author of four non-fiction books, Cindy's Fiction debut novel, Mercy's Rain(Kregel Publishing), was book of the year and her second novel, Liar's Winter won numerous awards. Cindy's 3rd Appalachian Novel, Revell Publishing, What Momma Left Behind, releases June 2,2020 She is a contributing author to CBN.com and InspireaFire.com and serves as the director of the Asheville Christian Writers Conference. Visit her at www.cindysproles.com or contact her at cindyksproles@gmail.com Cindy is available for speaking events by contacting her at cindyksproles@gmail.com.
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