The Book Woman's Daughter
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- Author：Kim Michele Richardson
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Bestselling historical fiction author Kim Michele Richardson is back with the perfect book club read following Honey Mary Angeline Lovett， the daughter of the beloved Troublesome book woman， who must fight for her own independence with the help of the women who guide her and the books that set her free。
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。
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。
Reviews
Keri
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3。5 stars - Picks up where the first story left off， but because the author wrote it as a stand-alone novel， not just a sequel， it’s a little repetitive。 The ending felt s little abrupt。 Wish she would have taken the story further in time to have a better resolution for the family。
Katie
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While I enjoyed getting back into the story of the Blue people and Troublesome Creek， this story wasn’t as captivating for me as the first。 It may have just been off timing-wise。 I listened to the audiobook and found myself getting distracted—and thereby probably missing some parts that were important to the story。 I’m pretty sure if I re-read it with more attention I’d like it even better。The author’s note at the end was really great。
Sam Duncan
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A friend recommended The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek to me last year and I absolutely loved that book。 I was so excited to read the sequel， The Book Woman's Daughter， and do I dare say this one was better？ I think so！ I loved this book as well。 The characters and story were fantastic。 I laughed and I cried and I couldn't put this book down。 Well done！ I highly recommend The Book Woman's Daughter！Thank you to Netgalley and Sourcebooks Landmark for providing this ARC in exchange for my honest A friend recommended The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek to me last year and I absolutely loved that book。 I was so excited to read the sequel， The Book Woman's Daughter， and do I dare say this one was better？ I think so！ I loved this book as well。 The characters and story were fantastic。 I laughed and I cried and I couldn't put this book down。 Well done！ I highly recommend The Book Woman's Daughter！Thank you to Netgalley and Sourcebooks Landmark for providing this ARC in exchange for my honest review。 。。。more
Linda
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This book was gorgeous。 Beautiful。 So emotional。 It was possibly better than the first book， THE BOOK WOMAN OF TROUBLESOME CREEK。。。You meet Cussie's daughter， Honey， in this book。 After Honey's parents are taken away and thrown into prison for marrying she has to run for her freedom。 Run and try and escape a children's prison。 Living in the 1950s was a hard time in Arkansas。 Probably all over this country， but for sure in Arkansas during this time and even earlier years。 Honey goes to her only f This book was gorgeous。 Beautiful。 So emotional。 It was possibly better than the first book， THE BOOK WOMAN OF TROUBLESOME CREEK。。。You meet Cussie's daughter， Honey， in this book。 After Honey's parents are taken away and thrown into prison for marrying she has to run for her freedom。 Run and try and escape a children's prison。 Living in the 1950s was a hard time in Arkansas。 Probably all over this country， but for sure in Arkansas during this time and even earlier years。 Honey goes to her only family Retta to stay but when Retta becomes ill and passes she has to leave and find a new place。 Her mother's family home is where she goes and decides to live。 All she goes through and does for one so young will break your heart。 Even through a few laughs and a bit of breath holding you will root for Honey to make it。 She has to prove she is able to care for herself to stay free。 Living in the state of Arkansas as a female back then you had no life。 You either belonged to a man or men told you what to do and when to do it。 In this book you will meet a few women who stand together。 Who try to help each other。 Though Honey is only a child of sixteen she can only be free of she marries。 Which is a joke because that means having a husband to tell her what to do and when to do it。 It had to be hard living back then。 Much like the way some men want things now。。。。Honey does everything she can to win her freedom。 To be able to live on her own and keep her house without a man。 To do her job as the Bookwoman and take care of the people on her route。 She finds a few obstacles along the way that are almost more than she can endure。 The hatred of a man who beats his wife。 A social worker who wants to lock "It' up。 The unlawful lawman。 The drunk who sold his aunt's home out from under her。 Men who thought nothing of hitting women。 It was what they were for ya know。 And on top of that Honey is the last of the Blue People。 That is another mark against her。 There are a lot of good people too。 The doctor who helps her as much as he can and his wife too。 The lawyer who helps her and her parents。 The girl in the watch tower who becomes her best friend。 The nurse who helps her。 So many good and decent people who you will like。 They outweigh the horrible ones that hurt Honey at every turn。 Not only Honey but all women in their way。 The coal miners who treat a hard working woman like she is nothing just because she needs the job so bad。 Claim she is taking the job away from a man。 Good grief。。。This is a very emotional story。 At least it was for me。 I cried sad tears and happy tears。 I laughed in a few places and felt horror in others。 I felt like I was with Honey when she visited the prison and had to leave so fast。 I felt her love for the mountain people and getting the books to them。 It's really a feeling book。 The words just flow and make you feel like you are right there。 This author has written a truly great book。 From the first book to the last page in this book you learn a lot about the traveling library and the people of the Appalachia Mountains。 Life was hard but for the most part the people are good and kind and smart。。。 A few bad but mostly good。Thank you #NetGalley， #KimMicheleRichardson， #SourceBooksLandmark for this ARC。 This is my own true feelings about this book。5/5 HUGE stars and a very high recommendation。 。。。more
Mary Catherine
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Compelling read— I read it in three sittings。 One it’s a page turner and two， I was so invested in Honey’s plight。 I loved The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek， but I like her daughter’s story even more。
Debbi
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3。5 stars for this charming coming of age story about a young girl with blue skin who followed in her mother's footsteps to become a pack horse librarian in the hills of Kentucky。 I didn't realize that this was the sequel to her mother's story so will definitely read， "The Pack Horse Librarian of Troublesome Creek"。 Lots of examples of how the hill people lived including their speech， mannerisms， and way of life。 3。5 stars for this charming coming of age story about a young girl with blue skin who followed in her mother's footsteps to become a pack horse librarian in the hills of Kentucky。 I didn't realize that this was the sequel to her mother's story so will definitely read， "The Pack Horse Librarian of Troublesome Creek"。 Lots of examples of how the hill people lived including their speech， mannerisms， and way of life。 。。。more
Andrea
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It's always a little scary reading the sequel to a book you loved， but I had no reason to fear with The Book Woman's Daughter。 Once again， Kim Michele Richardson takes us into the heart of beautiful and harsh Appalachia， telling stories both heartbreaking and inspiring， and giving us a taste of Appalachian culture with dialect， topography， and food。 I spent two years living in southwest Virginia， working at a museum and studying local history， and the Troublesome Creek books truly embody that hi It's always a little scary reading the sequel to a book you loved， but I had no reason to fear with The Book Woman's Daughter。 Once again， Kim Michele Richardson takes us into the heart of beautiful and harsh Appalachia， telling stories both heartbreaking and inspiring， and giving us a taste of Appalachian culture with dialect， topography， and food。 I spent two years living in southwest Virginia， working at a museum and studying local history， and the Troublesome Creek books truly embody that history and culture。 It's an extra special treat to listen to the audiobook narrated by Katie Schorr。Returning to the beloved Lovetts brought tears to my eyes at the beginning， and arriving at the pinnacle of Honey's story made me cry again。 I loved it so much。 。。。more
Jeannie
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Sequel。 The story of the Kentucky blue bookworm of Troublesome goes on with her daughter。 This one covers some of the same topics in the first but is more about the injustices women faced。
Trish
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3。5 stars， rounding upI enjoyed the novel， but not as much as the first。 I felt like this was kind of a cheesy "Girl power！！ Boys bad！！" story， and I much preferred the stronger storytelling in the previous book。 There were just far too many perfect timing situations （view spoiler）[Retta dying right after the custody hearing， the traveling librarian job starting back up again just when Honey returns， Honey coming by just when the child fell into the well， Honey in the phone booth to overhear a c 3。5 stars， rounding upI enjoyed the novel， but not as much as the first。 I felt like this was kind of a cheesy "Girl power！！ Boys bad！！" story， and I much preferred the stronger storytelling in the previous book。 There were just far too many perfect timing situations （view spoiler）[Retta dying right after the custody hearing， the traveling librarian job starting back up again just when Honey returns， Honey coming by just when the child fell into the well， Honey in the phone booth to overhear a conversation （hide spoiler）] And while I loved the idea of Honey having a friend her age， Pearl seemed like a pioneer paper doll （I'm so pretty！ And let me share all my stuff with you！ Ooh， and I'm strong and smart， too！） And finally， I guess I was just a bit disappointed to not have some closure with Cussy & Jackson。So now reading my review， how on earth did I give this book 4 stars？ There's still a lot to love here - the mountain terrain and plants are well described， and I also like that the author is able to convey the dignity and wisdom of the people。 There's a bit more about superstitions here， which I'm sure some people will really enjoy （I'd prefer learning more about herbal remedies versus sleeping with a special stick under your mattress）。 There are many situations that truly are awful， and it definitely is a reminder of how far American society as a whole has come in 70 years。I think this would be fine to read as a stand-alone， although the reader would miss out on some of the richness of the community。Borrowed via Overdrive 。。。more
Phyllis
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The story of the Book Project during the depression is of great interest。 Kim Michele Richele Richardson has continued that story following the life of Honey Lovett， daughter of the Book Woman。 Richardson is an excellent writer but this second novel did not keep my interest as well as the first one。
Gena
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I don't have a lot to say about this book， but I did enjoy it; it's a good read。 It's not quite as good as Book Woman， but I learned so much in that one， and it was so good， it's almost not fair to compare。 I don't have a lot to say about this book， but I did enjoy it; it's a good read。 It's not quite as good as Book Woman， but I learned so much in that one， and it was so good， it's almost not fair to compare。 。。。more
Cindy
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The second in a sequel about the pack women who delivered reading materials in kentauk on horse back。 A good continuation of true events turned into historic fiction。 Makes me glad I wasn’t living in that area in that timeframe as a women。 Women were treated harshly。 Honey was a brave young women。 At times I was scared for her existence。
Janetkelsey
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close to a repeatHaving read The Book Woman quite a while ago， Daughter seemed like the same book。 The more I read， the more it reminded me of how similar the two books are。 I finished it but was somewhat disappointed。
Barbara J
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I can only say I am so thankful I didn't have to wait 3 years， I read both within a month。 Wonderful writing and I was left wanting more of Cussy's and Honey's story。 I can only say I am so thankful I didn't have to wait 3 years， I read both within a month。 Wonderful writing and I was left wanting more of Cussy's and Honey's story。 。。。more
Mary
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Often a sequel does not measure up to the first book。 I was happy that this second book did not disappoint。 As we learn about Cussy’s daughter， Honey Lovett， we are reminded of the conditions of rural Appalachia and the many prejudices against women and anyone non-white， which existed in the time period of this story。 Needless to say this was commonplace throughout much of our country。 There were laws that prohibited a white man from marrying anyone of color， which included， “Blues” and women’s Often a sequel does not measure up to the first book。 I was happy that this second book did not disappoint。 As we learn about Cussy’s daughter， Honey Lovett， we are reminded of the conditions of rural Appalachia and the many prejudices against women and anyone non-white， which existed in the time period of this story。 Needless to say this was commonplace throughout much of our country。 There were laws that prohibited a white man from marrying anyone of color， which included， “Blues” and women’s rights were non existent。 As the story begins， Honey’s parents are arrested and taken to prison for this very reason。 Honey is left to find ways to exist on her own with the help of their family doctor and attorney。Traveling through the story， Honey tries hiding， running away， guardianship and emancipation。 She eventually is hired to run the pack mule librarian route that her mother began years before。 If she is caught， she will be taken to the children’s prison and not released until she is 21 years old。 She continues to “dodge” child services and has to protect herself from small minded， often dangerous people during her travels。 Honey is not one to take the easy way out during her struggles and she is determined to keep her freedom。 I was fascinated and appalled while reading certain passages in this book。 Some of my deceased family members were born in Kentucky， near Somerset， and West Virginia。 I had not heard about “Blues” before reading these books。 I truly wish I could ask family about any stories they might recall during those years。 。。。more
Jan
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Another page turnerI read the Book Woman and enjoyed reading about her adventures of delivering books to the mountain people of Kentucky。 I was happy to see this book come available and enjoyed it even more。 I had sleepless nights because it was so good。 It spoke to me。
Sharon Metcalf
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Based on the title it probably won't come as a surprise to too many people that The Book Woman's Daughterby Kim Michele Richardson is the sequel to her original novel The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek。 I heartily enjoyed the first in this series and was eager to lay my hands upon this sequel， which could also be read as a standalone。 I remember my surprise at learning about the blue people of Kentucky， about Pellagra， and about The Pack Horse Library Project none of which I'd ever heard of Based on the title it probably won't come as a surprise to too many people that The Book Woman's Daughterby Kim Michele Richardson is the sequel to her original novel The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek。 I heartily enjoyed the first in this series and was eager to lay my hands upon this sequel， which could also be read as a standalone。 I remember my surprise at learning about the blue people of Kentucky， about Pellagra， and about The Pack Horse Library Project none of which I'd ever heard of and was delighted to find these learnings bound inside a most enjoyable story。 This time around my learnings were more about the miscegenation laws， about fire towers and how they were used to keep lookout for fires in the forests， and more about Appalachian life in the 1950's。 Central to the original book was Cussy and the sequel had her daughter Honey as its protagonist。 Honey wanted only to be allowed to lead the life of a normal teenager but thanks to the the miscegenation laws mixed marriages were deemed a crime。 Given Cussy was a blue and Jackson a white man， Honey's parents were charged and imprisoned leaving 16 year old Honey virtually alone in the world。 Thus she was forced to grow up quickly， keep house and take on a job as an Assistant Outreach Librarian like her mother before her。 Thankfully she loved books so the job suited her to a tee。 On her routes delivering books she encountered many locals， some of whom were delightful and fiercely protective of Honey， and others who were downright evil。 Some of her adventures and misadventures could be attributed to the discrimination she suffered on account of the medical condition which caused her blue skin。 When Honey went to court seeking her emancipation the Social Service workers offered the below as their reason for denying her request。 I was astonished by their attitudes。 “Honey Mary-Angeline Lovett， the sixteen-year-old minor child， is now orphaned after her parents were jailed for miscegenation laws after violating the laws of the Commonwealth of Kentucky and God。 We feel it is in the best interest of the state to protect its people against harm and immoral indecency。 This girl，” she spat out， “has lived with the Blue heathens， criminals， and has continued to live a sinful， criminal life and is to be remanded to the House of Reform immediately The so called "sin and criminal life" was essentially their marriage - a loving couple raising their daughter with love and care - was starkly juxtaposed with others who openly commit crimes yet escaped punishment because they were related to the Sheriff， a crooked and dishonest man。Despite a number of rotten characters who displayed some sinister behaviours， it was primarily a feel good book。 Honey was a likeable character， smart， honest and kind。 Whilst I probably preferred the first in the series this one was very well done and I thank Sourcebooks Landmark and NetGalley for the opportunity of reading this digital ARC in exchange for an honest review which it was my pleasure to provide。 。。。more
Sophia
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The Book Woman's Daughter （The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek， #2） by Kim Michele Richardson Published May 3rd 2022Revisit 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 b The Book Woman's Daughter （The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek， #2） by Kim Michele Richardson Published May 3rd 2022Revisit 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。 。。。more
Karen
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I quit after 80pp Just so ho hum。 Not like the first on
Sue
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This is a sequel but could stand-alone if you haven't read the first because enough background is given that you get the basic idea of the original。 Honey Lovett is the daughter of a couple jailed for breaking miscegenation laws because he is white & she is a Blue， which means she has a rare congenital blood disorder that makes her skin blue。 Honey is also a Blue but only her hands & feet show the color so she protects herself by wearing gloves。 When she is forced to return to Troublesome Creek This is a sequel but could stand-alone if you haven't read the first because enough background is given that you get the basic idea of the original。 Honey Lovett is the daughter of a couple jailed for breaking miscegenation laws because he is white & she is a Blue， which means she has a rare congenital blood disorder that makes her skin blue。 Honey is also a Blue but only her hands & feet show the color so she protects herself by wearing gloves。 When she is forced to return to Troublesome Creek & live with a family friend， she gets a job as an outreach librarian when the local library reinstates the program。 As she delivers books， she finds other strong women trying to take care of themselves & change local ideas of what women can do。 I liked this return to the area with new & old characters to enjoy。 。。。more
Carole Ann
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Enjoyed just as much as the first in the series， The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek。
Kirsten Murphy
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Sequel to The Book Woman
Shiela
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Reading this book you would think that it was set in the late 1800s to early 1900s rather than 1953。 That just shows how screwed up our society is。 While this is fiction it still reads as our history does and shows how narrow minded people truly are。
Linda
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3。5 rounded up to 4。 Sadly this wasn’t nearly as good as her first Book Woman novel。
Char
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This was absolutely marvelous！Read by the fabulous Katie Schorr， （same narrator as the first book）， we join the Bookwoman's daughter， Honey， as she struggles to survive on her own in rural Kentucky。Her parents being jailed， （her dad because he married a blue， {the blue people of Kentucky}， and her mother WAS a blue。） Being that Honey was the resulting child， she was also facing a warrant for her arrest and incarceration。 （For being the child of a blue。） The rest of the story recounts Honey's man This was absolutely marvelous！Read by the fabulous Katie Schorr， （same narrator as the first book）， we join the Bookwoman's daughter， Honey， as she struggles to survive on her own in rural Kentucky。Her parents being jailed， （her dad because he married a blue， {the blue people of Kentucky}， and her mother WAS a blue。） Being that Honey was the resulting child， she was also facing a warrant for her arrest and incarceration。 （For being the child of a blue。） The rest of the story recounts Honey's many trials and tribulations becoming a packhorse librarian， just like her mom。 Libraries have a special place in my heart。 I grew up in an area with no other children and books became my life。 I would hang out on the corner on Tuesday mornings waiting for the bookmobile to come。 It brought with it all the tales that made up my early reading life: Agatha Christie， Edgar Allan Poe， Sir Conan Doyle， etc。。 Without those books I don't think I would have made it through。THE BOOK WOMAN'S DAUGHTER is a delight from start to finish！ I highly recommend it to those who love stories， for those who love books， and finally to those that provide us with the books we love so much！ 。。。more
Cindy Kline
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I loved this even moreThe Book Woman of Troublesome Creek was an excellent read in and of itself。 This book makes me wish it were a serial。 Sisterhood。 History。 Victory in truth， even in hardship and a bit of horror。 I need to know what turns the story took， for all of them…even the old apostle。 What a glorious book！ Read it！
Kayla
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I thought the Book Woman of Troublesome Creek was sad！！ This fired me up and went straight to my heart。 I loved reading about Honey just as much as I loved Cussy Mary’s story。 This had me on my toes。 I was kinda scared to continue reading cause I knew more bad stuff would happen before the “happy ending”。 Even then I didn’t get as much closure as I wanted concerning Cussy Mary and Jackson （that’s why only 4 stars）。 Can be read as a standalone or sequel （I think you appreciate this more after rea I thought the Book Woman of Troublesome Creek was sad！！ This fired me up and went straight to my heart。 I loved reading about Honey just as much as I loved Cussy Mary’s story。 This had me on my toes。 I was kinda scared to continue reading cause I knew more bad stuff would happen before the “happy ending”。 Even then I didn’t get as much closure as I wanted concerning Cussy Mary and Jackson （that’s why only 4 stars）。 Can be read as a standalone or sequel （I think you appreciate this more after reading the first one）。 Always check content warnings。 。。。more
Christina
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I've eagerly awaited this sequel and enjoyed it immensely。 The only reason I didn't give it a 5/5 is because the ending felt a bit abrupt。 I think the story could have gone a bit longer， but maybe that's me being a greedy reader。 I understand based on the book's theme as to why the author ended it like she did， but because I love the characters， I wish they could've done a few reunions at the end。 I've eagerly awaited this sequel and enjoyed it immensely。 The only reason I didn't give it a 5/5 is because the ending felt a bit abrupt。 I think the story could have gone a bit longer， but maybe that's me being a greedy reader。 I understand based on the book's theme as to why the author ended it like she did， but because I love the characters， I wish they could've done a few reunions at the end。 。。。more
Debbi Smith
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ExcellentThis has become my favorite book so far this year。 An excellent sequel to The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek， I loved both of them。 Based on true events， it had me brushing up on Appalachian history too。Highly recommended。
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