The Book Woman's Daughter: A Novel
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4.5 • 75 Ratings
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- $14.99
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- $14.99
Publisher Description
Revisit the packhorse librarians of Kentucky with this stunning companion to the New York Times bestseller The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek.
In the ruggedness of the beautiful Kentucky mountains, Honey Lovett has always known that the old ways can make a hard life harder. As the daughter of the famed blue-skinned, Troublesome Creek packhorse librarian, Honey and her family have been hiding from the law all her life. But when her mother and father are imprisoned, Honey realizes she must fight to stay free, or risk being sent away for good.
Picking up her mother’s old packhorse library route, Honey begins to deliver books to the remote hollers of Appalachia. Honey is looking to prove that she doesn’t need anyone telling her how to survive. But the route can be treacherous, and some folks aren’t as keen to let a woman pave her own way.
If Honey wants to bring the freedom that books provide to the families who need it most, she’s going to have to fight for her place, and along the way, learn that the extraordinary women who run the hills and hollers can make all the difference in the world.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
This moving historical drama is a tribute to the power of finding community. Life in 1950s Appalachia is already hard for 15-year-old Honey Lovett. Her mother, Cussy, faces discrimination for a rare genetic trait that tints her skin blue, and things get worse when Honey’s Blue mother and white father are jailed for violating miscegenation laws. But this courageous teen won’t go quietly to state-mandated reform school. Instead, she seeks refuge with Cussy’s fearless friends in Troublesome Creek, taking over her mother’s post as packhorse librarian and delivering books to the isolated rural people who need them most. We were enraptured listening to this inspiring story of women standing together against prejudice, misogyny, and violence. The sequel to The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek, which followed a younger Cussy’s story, reminds us of the importance of having a solid community. Narrator Katie Schorr’s gravelly drawl grounds us in this evocative time and place where sisterhood and the written word are celebrated.
