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This is one of the books that got me back into reading during COVID. I still think about this...
Unpopular opinion time… I love when a historical novelist puts effort into researching details...
Once upon a time, deep in the Appalachian Mountains, lived a very rare ancestry of human called...
The Kentucky Blue people and a packhorse librarian. Really enjoyed this story about real events...
This follows 19 year old Cussy Carter, one of the Kentucky Pack Horse Librarians in the small...
4.25 stars Trigger warnings: Suicide, hanging, rape, animal abuse, child dying, use of the n...
This book is out of this world!!! I love historical fiction but this is beyond another level!!!...
I had a really hard time getting in to this book. The concept was interesting, and I love...
Disclaimer: I'm from Appalachia, and I'm extra-sensitive to perceptions of stereotyping or lazy...
RATING: 3 Stars SYNOPSIS: This book follows the story of 19 year old Cussy Mary in 1936, the...
This is a pretty good book, recommended for all public libraries. A lot of readers will really...
The hill people of Kentucky struggled through a lot in the 1930's. This book takes place in 1936...
The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek was such a fascinating read! I loved the courage and love...
I loved this book far more than I was expecting. I’d never heard of the Blue Fugates but I was...
Oh my goodness! This book was amazing. I liked this book because it was set in a historical time...
THE BOOK WOMAN OF TROUBLESOME CREEK was a gorgeous read. Cussy's voice was so authentically...
I love historical fiction that teaches me about something I did not know before. The Book Woman...
I was interested in this book because it's about books!...and an interesting time period in our...
Historical fiction is one of my favorite genres. I love reading more about what happened "back in...
First I should say that I normally don't read much historical fiction, so this just may not be...
This book was such a pleasant surprise! The Bookwoman of Troublesome Creek takes place in rural...
Thanks for the opportunity to read an excerpt from this historical fiction book. I was surprised...
In the Appalachian hills of Kentucky, Cussy Mary Carter is the Book Woman, a traveling librarian...
4.5 stars. I love when I can find a new historical fiction topic to read and learn about. This...
Love of books I’m here for it ! I never knew this happened! I can’t believe it yet at same I know...
I absolutely love historical fiction, and this book really taught me a lot. First, I knew nearly...
This was such an interesting story. I loved reading more about the Pack Horse Librarian Project...
I didn’t know anything about the traveling librarians that brought books and literature to the...
This is a favorite read for 2020, I can't imagine the difficulty in getting around the mountains...
I really enjoyed both this story and my reading experience while listening to it on audiobook....
I rarely read historical fiction. I picked up this novel thinking it was about the Packhorse...
Set in Appalachian Mountains of Kentucky in 1936, a young women joins the Pack Horse Library...
In the 1930's, nineteen year old Cussy Carter and her father live in the isolated hilly woods of...
I had heard nothing but good things about this book and I wholeheartedly agree with those...
This is one of those books that, while fictional, opens your eyes to things you never knew....
I first picked this one up because I enjoyed The Giver of Stars and I was not disappointed! This...
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