My Review
This book kept me up later reading it and I resumed reading it early this morning, finishing it within less than 24 hours. Now the
long wait for the next title.
I have read almost all of this author's books and there are plenty of them because they are just that fabulous! She really puts her heart and soul into her books and I really love the research she puts into each and every book. It just makes them that much better.
In this one we are transported back to the hill country of Kentucky, this mining town was full of people in the boonies who are wary of strangers so this traveling librarian,Addie Cowherd didn't know if she'd ever be able to fulfill her dreaming of becoming a published novelist since she wasn't one of them.
It was interesting to read about the struggles during the Great Depression and my favorite character is Nanny Fay who was really not what the people thought she was but just a lonely old woman.
Heartwarming this will be one you'll remember! Pub Date 15 Sep 2020 I was given a complimentary copy of this book. Thank you. All opinions expressed are my own.
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A traveling librarian ventures into the mining towns of Kentucky on horseback and rediscovers her passions in this powerful novel from the best-selling author of A Silken Thread. During the Great Depression, Addie Cowherd dreams of being a novelist and offering readers the escape that books gave her during her tragic childhood. When her adoptive father loses his job, she is forced to leave college and take the only employment she can find--delivering books on horseback to poor coal mining families in the hills of Kentucky. The small community of Boone's Hollow is suspicious of outsiders and steeped in superstitions that leave Addie feeling rejected and indignant. Although she finds an unexpected friend in an elderly outcast, the other horseback librarians scorn her determination to befriend Nanny Fay. Emmett Tharp grew up in the tiny mountain hamlet where most men either work in the coal mine or run moonshine. He's the first in the community to earn a college degree, and he has big dreams, but witnesses the Depression robbing many young men of their future. Then someone sets out to sabotage the library program, going so far as to destroy Addie's novel in progress. Will the saboteur chase Addie and the other librarians away, or will knowledge emerge victorious over prejudice? Is Emmett the local ally that Addie needs--and might their friendship lead to something more? Inspired by the real WPA program that sent librarians on horseback to deliver books to hill families in Kentucky, Kim Vogel Sawyer immersed herself in Appalachian history to tell this captivating story.
About The Author
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in The United States
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Award-winning, bestselling author Kim Vogel Sawyer told her kindergarten teacher that someday people would check out her book in the library. The little-girl dream came true in 2006 with the release of Waiting for Summer's Return. Kim's titles now exceed 1.5 million copies and are available in six different languages. A former elementary school teacher, she now enjoys a full-time writing and speaking ministry. Kim's passion lies in writing stories that point the reader to a deeper, more intimate relationship with God. When Kim isn't writing, you'll find her traveling with her retired military hubby, spoiling her granddarlings, petting the cats, quilting, or--as time allows--participating in community theater. You can learn more about Kim's writing and speaking ministries at her website, KimVogelSawyer.com.
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