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The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek

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The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek

By: Kim Michele Richardson
Narrated by: Katie Schorr
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 RECOMMENDED BY DOLLY PARTON IN PEOPLE MAGAZINE!
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
A USA TODAY BESTSELLER
A LOS ANGELES TIMES BESTSELLER
The bestselling historical fiction novel from Kim Michele Richardson, this is a novel following Cussy Mary, a packhorse librarian and her quest to bring books to the Appalachian community she loves, perfect for readers of William Kent Kreuger and Lisa Wingate. The perfect addition to your next book club!
The hardscrabble folks of Troublesome Creek have to scrap for everything—everything except books, that is. Thanks to Roosevelt's Kentucky Pack Horse Library Project, Troublesome's got its very own traveling librarian, Cussy Mary Carter.
Cussy's not only a book woman, however, she's also the last of her kind, her skin a shade of blue unlike most anyone else. Not everyone is keen on Cussy's family or the Library Project, and a Blue is often blamed for any whiff of trouble. If Cussy wants to bring the joy of books to the hill folks, she's going to have to confront prejudice as old as the Appalachias and suspicion as deep as the holler.
Inspired by the true blue-skinned people of Kentucky and the brave and dedicated Kentucky Pack Horse library service of the 1930s, The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek is a story of raw courage, fierce strength, and one woman's belief that books can carry us anywhere—even back home.
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I listened to this so that I could enter into the plagiarism debate. I read the giver of stars last year and enjoyed it. I can see similarities with the JJM book but I think this one is grittier and more realistic. As a nurse I was interested in the blood disorder the protagonist had and appalled at the physical abuse she received from care workers. The prejudice against her sickened me - what a lovely woman. Queenie (there is a similar character in GOS) was also attractive and interesting. Jackson a flawed hero and her father a truly good man. The narrator does a wonderful job. I will recommend to the groups I am in but I think in the U.K. GOS with its British links is more popular.

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What a brilliant story! I couldn’t put this down. I was absolutely fascinated by the ‘blue people’ and by the pack horse library, so having the combination made a very interesting story. I googled the medical cause of the ‘blue people’ and was amazed by this condition. I will be looking for more stories by this author. Narration very good also.

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I enjoyed this story - beautifully written and read. Didn’t want it to end, I would definitely recommend .

Lovely

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Excellent book just loved it.Well narrated .Great characters and some very strong topics .Wonderful

brilliant

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wow!! this story was wonderful and really well read. emotional and thought provoking and clear, it is very well written. At no point was I bored and I was eager to learn the plot. The characters are very readable too.

loved it

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