The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek

by: Kim Michele Richardson

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The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek

By: Kim Michele Richardson

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Category - Fiction / Historical Fiction

Format - Paperback

Condition - Good

Listed - 2 years ago

Views - 5

Wishes - 1

Ships From - Illinois

Est. Publication Date - May 2019

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The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek: A Novel

ISBN: 9781492671527

Publisher Description

"Cussy Mary Carter is the last of her kind, her skin the color of a blue damselfly in these dusty hills. But that doesn't mean she's got nothing to offer. As a member of the Pack Horse Library Project...

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PangoBooks readers are captivated by the novel's vivid depiction of Depression-era Kentucky, highlighting the intersecting themes of poverty, discrimination, and resilience. Many appreciate the historical context provided by elements like the Pack Horse Library Project and the Blue Fugates, which ad...

Once Upon A Story

57 book reviews

Jul 23, 2023

I enjoyed reading this wonderfully well written historical fiction novel. The main character was inspired by the real life Fugates of Kentucky and her career as a book woman is based on the Pack Horse Library Program by President Roosevelt. The main character's struggle with loneliness, poverty, m...

BookMaven

2 book reviews

Jul 23, 2023

Ms Richardson wrote an amazing story based on her historical research of the 1930’s and 40’s. In light of our current climate of diversity, the story is timely and relevant. This book, set in Kentucky, really resonated with my own family’s history and experience in western Virginia at that time: th...

Books & Crannies

16 book reviews

Aug 6, 2023

This book is truly amazing. I don’t normally read things like this (I usually read fantasy, sci-fi, and the like), but something about this caught my eye. Some say it was slow and while that may be true, something about it was compelling and continued to interest me the whole time. I loved the two h...