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The Book Woman's Daughter

The Book Woman's Daughter

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  • Author：Kim Michele Richardson
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Summary

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。

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Reviews

Nancy ，

This book did not disappoint as a sequel。

Karen ，

I loved this story of Honey Lovett just as i loved the story of her mother， Cussy， in The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek。Due to her parents imprisonment for miscegenation， （interbreeding of people of different racial backgrounds）， Honey must try and fight for her own freedom， since she is just 16 and needs to avoid being sent to The Kentucky House of Reform。Honey is of the last of the Kentucky Bluets… as was her mother， she becomes a book woman。。 delivering books throughout the Kentucky hills， I loved this story of Honey Lovett just as i loved the story of her mother， Cussy， in The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek。Due to her parents imprisonment for miscegenation， （interbreeding of people of different racial backgrounds）， Honey must try and fight for her own freedom， since she is just 16 and needs to avoid being sent to The Kentucky House of Reform。Honey is of the last of the Kentucky Bluets… as was her mother， she becomes a book woman。。 delivering books throughout the Kentucky hills， atop a mule。。 same mule her mother used delivering books as part of the Women of the Pack Horse Library Project。Honey needs the job to fight for emancipation to truly be free。As her mother did， she faces a lot of mixed reactions to the job she does as she spreads kindness and the gift of literacy。 。。。more

Amy ，

10/10 I loved it！ The scenery she creates along with the character development is just beautiful 😁 It’s very timely for today， even though it takes place in the early 1950’s 👍

Jill Lucas ，

I loved this book！ A great sequel to The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek。 Still inspired by those packhorse librarians！

Heidi ，

3。5 starsHow awesome it was to go back to Troublesome Creek and see how everyone was faring。 I liked Honey's story although the pacing seemed a little off sometimes。 The characters were interesting enough to pull me through the slower parts of the story。 I loved Pearl - and I hope she gets her own book！ 3。5 starsHow awesome it was to go back to Troublesome Creek and see how everyone was faring。 I liked Honey's story although the pacing seemed a little off sometimes。 The characters were interesting enough to pull me through the slower parts of the story。 I loved Pearl - and I hope she gets her own book！ 。。。more

Anne ，

Wonderful sequel！！ Richardson's writing is vibrant & rich！！Interesting story 。 Wonderful sequel！！ Richardson's writing is vibrant & rich！！Interesting story 。 。。。more

Disne Bonvechio ，

I loved this book。 I enjoyed the beautiful development of the characters。 I learned so much about life in Kentucky， especially the treatment of women。

Calvyn ，

And the story continues， of literacy carried into the hollers of Kentucky。 Honey， bluet's daughter， discovers strong， courageous and independent women and men， while also coming into contact with their opposites。 Most charming of all， Honey meets Pearl， and finds a Sister/Friend！ And the story continues， of literacy carried into the hollers of Kentucky。 Honey， bluet's daughter， discovers strong， courageous and independent women and men， while also coming into contact with their opposites。 Most charming of all， Honey meets Pearl， and finds a Sister/Friend！ 。。。more

Megan E ，

I loved this story about Honey Lovett。 Only 16 years old， Honey survived the loss of her parents to a racist legal system that imprisoned her mother and father for the “crime” of marriage between a “blue” woman and a white man。 Through her own fortitude， the friendship of Pearl - a female fire lookout， family friends， and a good lawyer， Honey finds a way to rebuild her life in Troublesome Creek Kentucky in the 1940’s。 When she takes on the newly revived job as apackhorse librarian she takes comf I loved this story about Honey Lovett。 Only 16 years old， Honey survived the loss of her parents to a racist legal system that imprisoned her mother and father for the “crime” of marriage between a “blue” woman and a white man。 Through her own fortitude， the friendship of Pearl - a female fire lookout， family friends， and a good lawyer， Honey finds a way to rebuild her life in Troublesome Creek Kentucky in the 1940’s。 When she takes on the newly revived job as apackhorse librarian she takes comfort from her struggles in her love of books。 As a “book woman” just like her mother， Cussy Mary， Honey shares her love of books with all her library patrons bringing them sparks of joy， hope and love。 The author presents a well-researched historical novel that both stands on its own and is a fitting sequel to The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek。 Enjoy’ 。。。more

Julie Durnell ，

I enjoyed this second Book Woman book just as much if not more than the first。 At times， heartbreaking， overall， triumphant。 Honey takes up the reins， literally and figuratively， of her mother's role as Pack Horse librarian， bringing books to the far-flung Appalachian Kentucky people thirsting for the written word。 It is a tale of sisterhood， bringing female roles of coal miner， Frontier Nurse， fire lookout， as well as the Pack Horse librarian， into the story。 Honey's mule， Junia， and Wrenna's I enjoyed this second Book Woman book just as much if not more than the first。 At times， heartbreaking， overall， triumphant。 Honey takes up the reins， literally and figuratively， of her mother's role as Pack Horse librarian， bringing books to the far-flung Appalachian Kentucky people thirsting for the written word。 It is a tale of sisterhood， bringing female roles of coal miner， Frontier Nurse， fire lookout， as well as the Pack Horse librarian， into the story。 Honey's mule， Junia， and Wrenna's rooster， Tommie， are characters in their own right。 The prejudice and ignorance of the blue skinned people， leading to incarceration and eugenics， is documented in this book as well as the first。 Well done Kim Michele Richardson！ 。。。more

Kristy ，

Hope there's another book。 Hope there's another book。 。。。more

Megascops Kennicottii ，

I thoroughly enjoyed this book as much as the first one。

Amy ，

I am early in the book right now but something is driving me nuts and I hope a fellow reader of this can explain something to me。 I read the first book and in it， Cussy （a blue） had numerous white suitors and then briefly， a white husband and there was no fear of an anti-miscegeny law or being arrested for their union。 Now this book is starting out with that as a front and center issue。。 is there a disconnect or what am I missing？

Kim Bedelle ，

Way too YA for me。

Anne Lecy ，

Loved it as much as the first book in the short series！ Great read！

Jennifer ，

This one didn't grab my interest right away like the first one did。 A nice story， but a little simplistic。 This one didn't grab my interest right away like the first one did。 A nice story， but a little simplistic。 。。。more

Lisa ，

Beautiful sequel that was every bit as wonderful as the first Bookwoman story！

Pat ，

Reading this can make you mad at the stupidity of people and the laws they make or you can enjoy the triumph of good people over the evil ones！！

Mary ，

This is another good book in the series。 It opens the readers eyes to a number of difficult situations that these people endured。

Barb Martin ，

Kim Richardson doesn't tread a lot of new ground in "The Book Woman's Daughter，" the sequel to the popular "The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek。"Kentuckians remain prejudiced against folks with blue skin。 Laws against people with different skin pigmentation from marrying one another remain on the books。 If the people who make the rules decide they don't like you， you can end up in jail。This story focuses on Honey， daughter of the aforementioned book woman。 After her parents are arrested， Honey s Kim Richardson doesn't tread a lot of new ground in "The Book Woman's Daughter，" the sequel to the popular "The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek。"Kentuckians remain prejudiced against folks with blue skin。 Laws against people with different skin pigmentation from marrying one another remain on the books。 If the people who make the rules decide they don't like you， you can end up in jail。This story focuses on Honey， daughter of the aforementioned book woman。 After her parents are arrested， Honey struggles to make a life that will keep her out of jail and alive。 Men are beasts， making the staying alive part harder。Readers who enjoyed the original story of the women who traveled to bring reading materials to the backwoods Kentuckians might find enough to enjoy。 。。。more

Danielle Morrill ，

Unfortunately， it didn’t meet my expectations based on my love for the first book。 It was a bore。

Kelley ，

3。5-4 stars I love the cover and this quote at the beginning。。。。"Show me a family of readers and I will show you the people who will move the world。" Napoleon。 This book takes place around 1950 in the same part of rural Kentucky as in the first book。 I think the narrator's voice went so well with the Southern setting of this story。 It was very pleasant to listen to because fake accents are the worst！！ Here Honey is looking for a job and becomes a pack horse librarian like her mamma。 She also has 3。5-4 stars I love the cover and this quote at the beginning。。。。"Show me a family of readers and I will show you the people who will move the world。" Napoleon。 This book takes place around 1950 in the same part of rural Kentucky as in the first book。 I think the narrator's voice went so well with the Southern setting of this story。 It was very pleasant to listen to because fake accents are the worst！！ Here Honey is looking for a job and becomes a pack horse librarian like her mamma。 She also has to deal with the same things as her mom like prejudice over her blue coloring， harassment from men， poverty， low or no education， etc。。 I really liked seeing the nods to the first book by bringing in the mule Junia， delivering books to the rural families， the elderly woman to helps Honey， the courting candle tradition and more。 （Don't read this if you don't want to know why I did not give this 5 stars。 I don't want to influence you to not read this because it really is a good book about Honey and her story。） I did not give this book 5 stars because this is a good book from Honey's perspective now that she is 17 or 18 yrs old and forced to be on her own。 I did not like that her parents and esp Cussy were not in the story very much。。。not really at all。 I hated their storyline。 I wanted to read about Cussy and Honey and being pack horse librarians together。 Not Cussy being mistreated in jail。 Honey's parents are in jail from a law stating that you must marry the same color person as you。 Cussy is a blue and honey's dad is white， thus， being different colors。 I mean we didn't even have a big family reunion at the end or anything。 For me， that dragged this story down and for a while I even thought I would give it 3 stars。 However， I really thought about it and book two is Honey's story and looking at it that way it is pretty good so I think 3。5-4 stars is fair。 。。。more

Cheryl ，

The daughter of the Book Woman now comes front and center as she faces a life alone and possibly a sentence to a work farm when her parents are imprisoned。 She steps into her mothers career path as she is hired to be the new Book Woman。 Still facing prejudice as a "Blue" as well as other community women facing domestic and workplace abuse， the books she distributes help to raise resilience and fighting for one's rights。 A strong story。 The daughter of the Book Woman now comes front and center as she faces a life alone and possibly a sentence to a work farm when her parents are imprisoned。 She steps into her mothers career path as she is hired to be the new Book Woman。 Still facing prejudice as a "Blue" as well as other community women facing domestic and workplace abuse， the books she distributes help to raise resilience and fighting for one's rights。 A strong story。 。。。more

Lynnek ，

I enjoyed The Book Woman of Toublesome Creek so much that I could not have been more pleased to have an ARC of the second book in the series。 The Book Woman's Daughter was actually even better than the first book。 The book jumps right into Honey Lovell's story and how her parents are taken away to prison for marrying so Honey is left mostly alone to fend for herself。 It was so refreshing to read about a young girl who is strong， hard working， and who wants to succeed。 Honey was good at finding t I enjoyed The Book Woman of Toublesome Creek so much that I could not have been more pleased to have an ARC of the second book in the series。 The Book Woman's Daughter was actually even better than the first book。 The book jumps right into Honey Lovell's story and how her parents are taken away to prison for marrying so Honey is left mostly alone to fend for herself。 It was so refreshing to read about a young girl who is strong， hard working， and who wants to succeed。 Honey was good at finding the people who would help her along and finding friends that she needed。 She also was good at avoiding the people who were out to get her， most of the time。 This book was a wonderful read that I flew through just to see what would happen next and ultimately how the story would end。 I would highly recommend the book！ 。。。more

Audrey ，

If you are a lover of reading， books， going to the library or an indie bookstore or even the big box bookstores， you owe it to yourself to read The Book Woman's Daughter！ Better still first read The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek。 While the author states in the note at the end of the book that The Book Woman's Daughter is not necessarily a stand alone， the two books definitely go together in my mind。 Both books tell of a little known part of history that help shape the literacy of our nation。 If you are a lover of reading， books， going to the library or an indie bookstore or even the big box bookstores， you owe it to yourself to read The Book Woman's Daughter！ Better still first read The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek。 While the author states in the note at the end of the book that The Book Woman's Daughter is not necessarily a stand alone， the two books definitely go together in my mind。 Both books tell of a little known part of history that help shape the literacy of our nation。 In addition there are parallels to some of the problems that face our nation today such as banning books that some people deem as inappropriate to others because they are inappropriate for themselves。 In addition the society one finds in the Appalachia of Kentucky in the the years previous to the 1950s is a patriarchal society， as well as one that has little tolerance for those that are different。 。。。more

Renee Smith ，

This book was about sisterhood。 I loved listening to the stories of a Amara， Pearl and Honey。 Among others。 I enjoyed this book more than the first one and was so glad that Richardson wrote a sequel。 I love reading about people who lived in the Kentucky hills and the work they did。 This book definitely should be read after you read the first one。

Sherry ，

I thoroughly enjoyed this sequel to The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek。 Though a work of fiction， the characters， incidents and laws and prejudices are founded in the deep and honest research of the authors。 Her parents knew trouble was comIng and prepared for the care and safety of the 16 year old Honey Mary-Angeline Lovett， whom they had cared for and legally adopted after the early deaths of her birth parents。 Sending her back to Troublesome Creek， the care of elderly Miss Retta， stocking th I thoroughly enjoyed this sequel to The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek。 Though a work of fiction， the characters， incidents and laws and prejudices are founded in the deep and honest research of the authors。 Her parents knew trouble was comIng and prepared for the care and safety of the 16 year old Honey Mary-Angeline Lovett， whom they had cared for and legally adopted after the early deaths of her birth parents。 Sending her back to Troublesome Creek， the care of elderly Miss Retta， stocking the cellar of her grandparents cabin deep in the woods， hiring a lawyer to protect her， was all they could do before they were brutally arrested for breaking Kentucky’s miscegenation laws。 Honey， her birth parents and adoptive mother all had the genetic disorder， methemoglobinemia， which made their skin blue。 Her white adoptive father had married a Blue and thus broken the law。 Honey was supposed to have peen taken in by Social Services and committed to a work farm until she was 21。 This begins the story of numerous women trying to survive under “laws about females never make a lick of sense because they’re made and run by men and made to keep us in bondage。” Thus we meet strong willed Pearl Grant， one of the first fire lookouts for the Forest Service， whom wife-beating Perry Giilis and his relatives including the sheriff would like to oust from the “cushy” job she beat out all the male applicants to earn。 Honey is hired to take over her mother’s former Pack Horse Library route on her inert mule Juno’s。 We meet Bonnie a feisty young widow who becomes one of the first female coal miners， Amara Ballard inspired by the Kentucky Frontier Nursing Service， introduced to the Moonlight Schools created to foster literacy。 We see those strong， determined， independent women， sisters standing up for each other through thick and thin， abuse and ridicule， bound to earn their freedom as Honey does in seeking her Emancipation as a juvenile， so she can stand on her own proven capabilities， without being forced to marry in a time of legal child brides and a brutal patriarchal society。 Well written， researched and a compelling read。 I do hope Kim Michele Richardson plans to continue the series。 。。。more

Kathee ，

The author managed to show all the difficulties and dangers of Honey’s life without making me want to stop reading because it was too intense。 You can’t help but absolutely love Honey， her mule Junia， Pearl and all the others who are supportive of her。 And， yes， you find yourself hoping the mean， bigoted people will get their comeuppance。 If you read The Book Woman， you know the author did a lot of research into the time， the people and their situations。 In fact， Ms。 Richardson lived some of it The author managed to show all the difficulties and dangers of Honey’s life without making me want to stop reading because it was too intense。 You can’t help but absolutely love Honey， her mule Junia， Pearl and all the others who are supportive of her。 And， yes， you find yourself hoping the mean， bigoted people will get their comeuppance。 If you read The Book Woman， you know the author did a lot of research into the time， the people and their situations。 In fact， Ms。 Richardson lived some of it herself。 Great writing that puts this book deep into your heart， along with its “prequel。” 。。。more

Salley Johnson ，

I read the first "Book Woman" book I think last year and was really excited to start to read this one。 I love reading books about strong independent woman and this one was just as good。 It also made me so mad about the injustice of woman that has been plaguing our kind for years。 I guess seeing the news with all the abortion issues being brought up again is making me wonder if we really have made any progress as a society at all then I read book like this one and thank god that we have， maybe no I read the first "Book Woman" book I think last year and was really excited to start to read this one。 I love reading books about strong independent woman and this one was just as good。 It also made me so mad about the injustice of woman that has been plaguing our kind for years。 I guess seeing the news with all the abortion issues being brought up again is making me wonder if we really have made any progress as a society at all then I read book like this one and thank god that we have， maybe not as much as I think that we have but more than back in the 50s。 I really did love reading this book and think that anyone that is interested in books， traveling book ladies， and strong women would enjoy reading this book。 。。。more

KC ，

4。5 Unbreakable human spirit and the power of the written word。 Historical fiction is my genre crush

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