"Somewhere among the nestled fissures and cradling dark-blue bluffs, between towns such as Hazard, Hell-fer-Sartain, Kingdom Come, and Troublesome, comes the Book Woman.
Steadfast, she rides her mule through the hollers to deliver books. Where shadow-draped days set between the hills before the blue hour dissolves into coal-dust skies and a new dawn welcomes the rare delights of a children's moon, the Book Woman pushes on."
The Mountains We Call Home by Kim Michele Richardson
If you loved The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek and particularly loved the heroine Cussy, here comes a treat for all of us! The return of Cussy to her home! I loved the first book and so did everyone in my reading group! This is actually #3 in the story, but it is a standalone, so you didn't have to read the first 2 books to enjoy this one. Kim Michele Richardson is a great storyteller. Her writing is inviting and will have you totally absorbed in reading it without realizing it. I am so excited to start this one! I have an advanced copy of the eBook waiting for me for from the publisher, Sourcebooks Landmarks! This will be at a bookstore near you April 26th! Put this on your TBR list!
Here's a blurb from the publisher...
In this standalone and companion novel to the The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek series, our heroine for the ages, legendary book woman, Cussy Lovett, returns home. A powerful testament of strength, survival, and the magic of the printed word, The Mountains We Call Home is wrapped into a vivid portrait of Kentucky examining incarceration and criminalization, exploring the effects on the poor and powerless, and tracing the societal consequences of fractured family bonds, along with nostalgic glimpses of a bustling, multifaceted Louisville, and heartwarming portraits of reading efforts in every facet of life.
Meticulously researched and richly detailed with a new cast of absorbing and complex characters, this beautifully rendered, authentic Kentucky tale is gritty and heartbreaking and infused with hope, spirit, and courage known only to those with no way out.
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