The Book Woman's Daughter
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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
Becki Basley
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The book woman’s daughter by Kim Michele Richardson （Chirp audiobook） A book that actually was worth waiting for！ This book explores the life of Book woman’s daughter Honey Lovett now 16 years old and on her own。 Still set in Troublesome， Honey becomes a book woman like Cussie。 And through Honey’s eyes， we see the good and the bad in her community 。 Through her friends， we see the life of a female coalminer during this time in history and the life of a female fire watcher。 This book is an excell The book woman’s daughter by Kim Michele Richardson （Chirp audiobook） A book that actually was worth waiting for！ This book explores the life of Book woman’s daughter Honey Lovett now 16 years old and on her own。 Still set in Troublesome， Honey becomes a book woman like Cussie。 And through Honey’s eyes， we see the good and the bad in her community 。 Through her friends， we see the life of a female coalminer during this time in history and the life of a female fire watcher。 This book is an excellent read and while you could read it as a stand Alone， i believe to really appreciate it， you must read the book woman of troublesome Creek。 。。。more
Jolene Elison
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This is the second volume but it can also be read as a stand alone novel and be very easily understood。 The book woman of Troublesome Creek came out BEFORE the Giver of Stars 。 I liked them both but I wonder a bit about copyrights。 This is about the Kentucky Female Mule riding librarians who helped promote literacy in the hollers during Franklin D。 Roosevelt New Deal works program。 Also about the “blue” people of Kentucky and the insane laws at that time。 I liked both books a whole lot！ Highly r This is the second volume but it can also be read as a stand alone novel and be very easily understood。 The book woman of Troublesome Creek came out BEFORE the Giver of Stars 。 I liked them both but I wonder a bit about copyrights。 This is about the Kentucky Female Mule riding librarians who helped promote literacy in the hollers during Franklin D。 Roosevelt New Deal works program。 Also about the “blue” people of Kentucky and the insane laws at that time。 I liked both books a whole lot！ Highly recommend！ Totally worth an audible credit to hear the Appalachian voices。 Or the library has audio as well 。。。more
Melissa G。
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Great ending！ It was lovely to hear what became of Honey。 I hope there is another book written I。 The future that tells us whatever happens to Cussy and Mr Jackson。
Taury
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The Book Woman's Daughter by Kim RichardsonFantastic！ I can’t think of a better word。 It saddens me how ignorant people were in Kentucky。 Racism because of a hereditary blood disorder methemoglobinemia。 A mother and father locked in a prison for wedding and producing a child。 A child terrified of hard labor juvenile prison because of the production of their union。 The survival of Honey Lovett is fantastic。 How she stood for herself each time the ignorant “Christian” folk came at her。 How she sto The Book Woman's Daughter by Kim RichardsonFantastic！ I can’t think of a better word。 It saddens me how ignorant people were in Kentucky。 Racism because of a hereditary blood disorder methemoglobinemia。 A mother and father locked in a prison for wedding and producing a child。 A child terrified of hard labor juvenile prison because of the production of their union。 The survival of Honey Lovett is fantastic。 How she stood for herself each time the ignorant “Christian” folk came at her。 How she stood and said no man is going to force her into doing something just to sell her freedom to still be unfree。 Oh so many messages I am this wonderful book！ Careful world！ As we watch history repeat itself！ Let’s stand in unity and not allow a repeat of the dark part of the past。 。。。more
Wendy
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I loved "The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek" and this sequel did not disappoint。 I hope she will be adding another book to this series。 I did not realize that the Pack Horse Librarians were revived in the early fifties， although not paid for by the federal government。 Also there was a brief mention of the Moonlight Schools which were first established in eastern KY in the early 1900s to combat adult illiteracy。 I loved "The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek" and this sequel did not disappoint。 I hope she will be adding another book to this series。 I did not realize that the Pack Horse Librarians were revived in the early fifties， although not paid for by the federal government。 Also there was a brief mention of the Moonlight Schools which were first established in eastern KY in the early 1900s to combat adult illiteracy。 。。。more
Anne
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The Book Woman's Daughter by Kim Michele Richardson was a more than fitting sequel to the original。 Honey is her mother's daughter in every way， somewhat surprising because there is no blood relationship。 When her parents are shipped off to prison， once again， Honey has trouble following the directions they had given her， which put her in jeopardy of being sent away herself， and to a much worse situation。 She would be put in leg irons and forced to work in a quarry until she was 21。 She was not The Book Woman's Daughter by Kim Michele Richardson was a more than fitting sequel to the original。 Honey is her mother's daughter in every way， somewhat surprising because there is no blood relationship。 When her parents are shipped off to prison， once again， Honey has trouble following the directions they had given her， which put her in jeopardy of being sent away herself， and to a much worse situation。 She would be put in leg irons and forced to work in a quarry until she was 21。 She was not yet 16。 But， she had friends， friends who lied for her and skirted the law。 She was sent to her friend， Rhetta， who was 91。 There were guardianship papers。 All would be well。 But， at 91， one couldn't expect a long life and Rhetta died。 That very day， hew nephew and "heir" disobeyed her wishes and sold off her home， leaving Honey with nothing。 So her journey for freedom began。 As if it not ghastly enough that the blue people were so discriminated against， but they had to put up with repeated harassment from ignorant and hateful people。 And violence。 For every one of those， Honey had a friend， but it wasn't always enough。 She got a job: the same one her mother had had， but she was paid five times as much。 She had her grandparents cabin and she had her mother's mule， Junia， who was cranky on a good day。 She could survive。 While in prison they sterilized her mother。 No one thought anything of it。 This was 1953 for heaven's sake。 How could this happen？ And how could a young woman be delivering books to folks in the hills on the back of a mule？ This makes me ashamed that this happened in my country。I was invited to read a free e-ARC of the Book Woman's Daughter by Sourcebooks Landmark， through Netgalley。 All thoughts and opinions are mine。 #netgalley #sourcebookslandmark #kimmichelerichardson #thebookwomansdaughter。 。。。more
Christy Martin
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Honey Lovett follows in the footsteps of her mother delivering books to those in the rural mountains of Kentucky。 It is the 1950's but it still is a patriarchal society and men rule when it comes to just about everything。 Just sixteen Honey is left to take care of herself and forge her way in a dangerous mountain area。 She deals with killers， moonshiners， retailers， judges， and the prison system in her quest to become emancipated。 Along the way， she finds new friends， renews old family acquainta Honey Lovett follows in the footsteps of her mother delivering books to those in the rural mountains of Kentucky。 It is the 1950's but it still is a patriarchal society and men rule when it comes to just about everything。 Just sixteen Honey is left to take care of herself and forge her way in a dangerous mountain area。 She deals with killers， moonshiners， retailers， judges， and the prison system in her quest to become emancipated。 Along the way， she finds new friends， renews old family acquaintances， and realizes the goodness and evil that surrounds some。 She must summon all her strength to fight against those who seek to destroy her， take away her freedom， and harm those she loves。 This book is a tribute to the strength of women during difficult and arduous times as they find their voice and their equality。 It is also chocked full of information on the old ways of the mountains。 The characters are rich and well-developed。 I did not read the book that precedes this one and didn't find it necessary as the author does a good job of making this a stand-alone novel。 I did find that it ended abruptly and would have loved to have heard more about what happens to Honey's family。 Thanks to #NetGalley#TheBookWoman'sDaughter for the opportunity to read and review this book。 。。。more
Jo Anna Cunningham
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I loved the first book AND THIS BOOK AS WELL， couldn't put it down。 Only thing is you never get a real ending about her parents。 I loved the first book AND THIS BOOK AS WELL， couldn't put it down。 Only thing is you never get a real ending about her parents。 。。。more
Nana Sue
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I enjoyed The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek better。 This book seemed to be almost the same book except the names were different and some of the situations。
Suzanne
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I absolutely love books that draw me in AND teach me something about my world at the same time。 This was one of those books。 The Book Woman's Daughter takes place in 1950's rural Kentucky。 Honey's parents are arrested because of their mixed marriage， and 16-year-old Honey returns to Troublesome Creek。 I especially loved the exploration of women's roles in the remote parts of Appalachia - besides Honey we see a fire spotter （I remember being up in one of the old fire towers）， some women miners， t I absolutely love books that draw me in AND teach me something about my world at the same time。 This was one of those books。 The Book Woman's Daughter takes place in 1950's rural Kentucky。 Honey's parents are arrested because of their mixed marriage， and 16-year-old Honey returns to Troublesome Creek。 I especially loved the exploration of women's roles in the remote parts of Appalachia - besides Honey we see a fire spotter （I remember being up in one of the old fire towers）， some women miners， travelling nurses， etc。 The end of the book shows old photos of women in these professions。 The story is also excellent - Honey must fight for her independence and freedom。 She was a great young character， and I know I'll be encouraging others to checkout this book。Big thanks to Kim Michele Richardson and Netgalley for an ARC of this book。 。。。more
Lorene
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I really enjoyed The Book Women of Troublesome Creek and loved this sequel， although the book can be enjoyed as a standalone。 The Book Woman’s Daughter follows the story of Honey， who is the adopted daughter。 Due to extreme circumstances， she needs to find a way to support herself until she is 18。 The government of Eastern Kentucky cause so many problems， but Honey has support from people who loved her mother。The research that Kim Michele Richardson has done is quite extensive and it adds so muc I really enjoyed The Book Women of Troublesome Creek and loved this sequel， although the book can be enjoyed as a standalone。 The Book Woman’s Daughter follows the story of Honey， who is the adopted daughter。 Due to extreme circumstances， she needs to find a way to support herself until she is 18。 The government of Eastern Kentucky cause so many problems， but Honey has support from people who loved her mother。The research that Kim Michele Richardson has done is quite extensive and it adds so much to the book。Thank you NetGalley and Landmark Books for an ARC in exchange for my honest review。 。。。more
Heather
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I adore Richardson's writing style。 Perfectly paced， lovable characters and a plot that pulls you in。 Honey is just a darling addition to the books。 I hope there are more in the future。 I thought the first book was a stand alone。 I was pleasantly surprised to see a sequel。 I adore Richardson's writing style。 Perfectly paced， lovable characters and a plot that pulls you in。 Honey is just a darling addition to the books。 I hope there are more in the future。 I thought the first book was a stand alone。 I was pleasantly surprised to see a sequel。 。。。more
Susan Rex
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Loved this one even more than the first book！ I praise authors who bring to light moments in history that are not talked about。
Janie
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Interesting followup。
blythe
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Many thanks to Sourcebooks Landmark and NetGalley for my ARC in exchange for my honest opinion - I really loved this one！ Many times I read a book and enjoy it， but then months or years later someone will ask me about it and I won’t be able to remember much。 I was worried that might be the case， as I read The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek in April of 2020。 Plus maybe there were some other things going on in the world that may have been distracting me at that time… But， when I started reading T Many thanks to Sourcebooks Landmark and NetGalley for my ARC in exchange for my honest opinion - I really loved this one！ Many times I read a book and enjoy it， but then months or years later someone will ask me about it and I won’t be able to remember much。 I was worried that might be the case， as I read The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek in April of 2020。 Plus maybe there were some other things going on in the world that may have been distracting me at that time… But， when I started reading The Book Woman’s Daughter， I was surprised that I remembered almost everything - even the mule’s name！ Junia， the mule， is a key character in this story， too， helping Honey， the daughter of Cussy Mary， return to Troublesome Creek and follow in her mother’s path。 Even though she is only 16， Honey picks up her mother’s old packhorse library route， after Cussy and her husband are arrested for their interracial marriage。The people on Honey’s route are so excited to be receiving books - their love for books and education really warmed my heart。 The strong， intelligent， determined women in this book were exactly what I needed to read this week。 I highly recommend this book， even if it's been a while since you’ve read the first one。 If you haven’t read the first one， definitely check that one out first。 。。。more
Eve
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Having fallen completely in love with The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek， I was beyond excited there would be a sequel。 The author delivers another fantastic， original， well-researched story， this time focusing on Cussy's daughter， Honey， and her struggle to remain free while awaiting the return of her parents。New readers to the story can absolutely read this as a stand alone， because it does recap the two essential parts of the first book: how Cussy became a book woman and what her job meant t Having fallen completely in love with The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek， I was beyond excited there would be a sequel。 The author delivers another fantastic， original， well-researched story， this time focusing on Cussy's daughter， Honey， and her struggle to remain free while awaiting the return of her parents。New readers to the story can absolutely read this as a stand alone， because it does recap the two essential parts of the first book: how Cussy became a book woman and what her job meant to the people she served， and her blueness， but I think they should be read in sequence， to see which unique challenges each faced and how they each dealt with them。Of the two books that came out around the same time， it's obvious which was the original， most-researched book about the Kentucky Pack Horse Library Service。 The other book never caught the essence of Kentucky as Ms。 Richardson does， and she continues her wonderful female characters based on real American women who held jobs in coal mines， as pack horse librarians and fire spotters。 I'm glad this book will shine bright， without a shadow of a plagiarism scandal hanging over it。 I will read every book Ms。 Richardson writes; the other author， never again。I hope you fall in love with Honey; she's a special girl。 She's smart and brave and decent and heroic， and this is her story。Thank you， NetGalley， for the chance to read and review this much-anticipated book。 The opinions expressed are mine， and freely given。 Read this book！ 。。。more
Doreen
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2。5 StarsThis is a sequel to The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek。 Like most sequels， it is a disappointment。When the parents of sixteen-year-old Honey Lovett are imprisoned for breaking miscegenation laws， Honey’s future is in jeopardy。 Wanting to avoid going to an orphans’ home or being sent to the House of Reform， she needs a guardian。 When that arrangement is not an option， she decides to seek emancipation which would leave her free and independent。 To show she is capable of caring for hersel 2。5 StarsThis is a sequel to The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek。 Like most sequels， it is a disappointment。When the parents of sixteen-year-old Honey Lovett are imprisoned for breaking miscegenation laws， Honey’s future is in jeopardy。 Wanting to avoid going to an orphans’ home or being sent to the House of Reform， she needs a guardian。 When that arrangement is not an option， she decides to seek emancipation which would leave her free and independent。 To show she is capable of caring for herself， she follows her mother’s footsteps and becomes an outreach librarian， a job which brings her into contact with new friends and enemies。 The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek reveals so much about the Blue People of Kentucky， the Kentucky Pack Horse Library Project， and life in Appalachian Kentucky。 The Book Woman’s Daughter， however， offers few new historical elements; it merely recycles information already known to readers of the first book。The one addition is female characters in male-dominated jobs: Pearl is a fire tower ranger and Bonnie is a coal miner。 Unfortunately， these characters end up seeming like mere plot devices to emphasize the struggles of women living in a world dominated by men。 The book’s message is that “’Laws about females never make a lick of sense because they’re made and run by men and meant to keep us in bondage’” so women must be courageous to stand up against injustice and inequality。There were several elements that irritated me。 First there’s the repetition: How many times must we be told that Junia is stubborn and doesn’t like men？ How many threatening encounters must Honey have with Perry Gillis once he is clearly identified as her enemy？ Then there are the plot holes: The office of Honey’s lawyer is open after 6 p。m。 on a Sunday？ Honey writes down “the directions for the nurse to find Retta’s home” but doesn’t leave the note and has to return later？ Why would the doctor’s wife rely on Honey for books since there is a public library in town？ What’s with the pre-occupation with clean clothes: Before spending a night with Doc and his wife， Honey goes home to “’pack clean clothes’” and then tells Doc that she “’packed my clean dress’” but then finds that Doc’s wife laundered and folded her clothes overnight？Finally， there’s the portrayal of Honey。 The author wants her to be a brave heroine so she has Honey save a child。 The author wants her to be intelligent so Honey， not her lawyer， first mentions emancipation。 But then she is so stupid that she doesn’t tie up Junia， a mule who tends to run away？ And after overhearing a conversation which clearly indicates the speakers’ intentions， she wonders “what Gillis and his kin were up to”？ Honey’s father gives her a clear answer about dating， but she says， “’I haven’t received permission yet。 I might need to call Papa again’’？！ She will disobey Gillis and give his wife an “immoral” book， thereby endangering herself and Guyla Belle， but won’t date without permission？ What is particularly annoying is that Honey， though she claims she loves books， seldom reads！ Having really liked The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek， I looked forward to The Book Woman’s Daughter。 However， I found little to enjoy。 The narrative arc is obvious from the beginning; the protagonist behaves inconsistently though we are to admire her; and scenes have unnecessary melodramatic flourishes。 The first book offers substantial historical information but， other than brief references to Moonlight Schools， Hallie Daggett and female fire lookouts， and the Frontier Nursing Service， the second book tediously repeats historical facts from the first。 I think readers might enjoy The Book Woman’s Daughter more if they’ve not read The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek。Note: I received a digital galley from the publisher via NetGalley。Please check out my reader's blog （https://schatjesshelves。blogspot。com/） and follow me on Twitter （https://twitter。com/DCYakabuski）。 。。。more
Jennifer ~ TarHeelReader
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It’s been three years since Kim Michele Richardson delighted readers with the story of Cussy Mary， a packhorse librarian traveling the hills of Kentucky on a mule （lovable， devoted Junia） to deliver books and literacy to those who needed it most。 Cussy Mary had a condition that made her skin appear blue。 Her adopted daughter， Honey， has the same condition， and The Book Woman’s Daughter is Honey’s story， which begins around the time her parents are jailed。Honey， still a minor， is sent by her pare It’s been three years since Kim Michele Richardson delighted readers with the story of Cussy Mary， a packhorse librarian traveling the hills of Kentucky on a mule （lovable， devoted Junia） to deliver books and literacy to those who needed it most。 Cussy Mary had a condition that made her skin appear blue。 Her adopted daughter， Honey， has the same condition， and The Book Woman’s Daughter is Honey’s story， which begins around the time her parents are jailed。Honey， still a minor， is sent by her parents to live with friends in Troublesome Creek。 It’s there she has to prove she can live on her own or risk being thrown in a reform school/work farm。 She takes up her mother’s library route and delivers books。 Just as with her mother， the route is demanding and often times dangerous。What a gift Richardson has given readers， bibliophiles themselves， in revisiting this storyline of how books and literacy can provide escape， jobs， changing thinking， opening doors。 It’s a story of the strong women who show up every day。 I always love this author’s storytelling。 You can feel the devotion to her home state and its people in every word。The author wrote this as both a sequel and a standalone; however， if you are interested， I highly recommend reading both books in order because either book is too good to miss and provides important background on these endearing characters。I received a gifted copy。Many of my reviews can also be found on my blog: www。jennifertarheelreader。com and instagram: www。instagram。com/tarheelreader 。。。more
Joyce Schiff
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Similar to the book woman of troublesome creek。 Descriptive imagery。。。theme about emancipation of a teen。 Kept my interest but too similar to the first one。
Julie Monson
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The Book Woman's Daughter is the sequel to The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek。 It can be read as a standalone but I would HIGHLY recommend reading its predecessor first。The story follows Honey， the 'adopted' daughter of Cussy and Jackson， who have been arrested on charges because of their interracial marriage。 Honey is a blue like Cussy， though only her hands reflect her coloring。 As she is a minor， Cussy goes back to troublesome creek to the care of Loretta， until she can be reunited with her The Book Woman's Daughter is the sequel to The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek。 It can be read as a standalone but I would HIGHLY recommend reading its predecessor first。The story follows Honey， the 'adopted' daughter of Cussy and Jackson， who have been arrested on charges because of their interracial marriage。 Honey is a blue like Cussy， though only her hands reflect her coloring。 As she is a minor， Cussy goes back to troublesome creek to the care of Loretta， until she can be reunited with her parents。 Honey quickly learns that she has to depend on herself and her community sisters to have her freedom。Set in rural Kentucky in the 1950s， this book takes a personal look at poverty， misogyny and racism that was extremely prevalent and still is today。 I absolutely loved this book and am grateful to have learned more of the history from which the book is based on。Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for the eARC of this novel！ 。。。more
Louise
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This book is a sequel to The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek， but can be read as a standalone。 I enjoyed the first book a bit more than this one， but this was also a good read。 It takes place in 1953， in Appalachian Kentucky。 There is a lot of great historical and cultural background provided， but the main point of the pack horse librarian program being revived by the local library is fictional。The main character is Honey， 16， the titular book woman’s daughter。 Her adoptive parents are arrested This book is a sequel to The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek， but can be read as a standalone。 I enjoyed the first book a bit more than this one， but this was also a good read。 It takes place in 1953， in Appalachian Kentucky。 There is a lot of great historical and cultural background provided， but the main point of the pack horse librarian program being revived by the local library is fictional。The main character is Honey， 16， the titular book woman’s daughter。 Her adoptive parents are arrested for miscegenation （blue + white - read the book for additional information on the “blues” of Kentucky） and she has to flee for her safety。 Then her guardian， an elderly woman， dies and Honey has to once again try to avoid being sent to the Kentucky youth work farm prison until she’s 21 （even though she would be considered adult at 18）。 Another option is to marry， even though she’s only 16。 The book points out that many young women/girls were married at 16 or younger in that area。 Honey resists this option。Focus is on strong women and their bravery， in the face of so many obstacles， such as patriarchal laws， prejudice， poverty， etc。 Women in that part of the world had to grow up fast！ I enjoyed the characters of Pearl， the new fire lookout， and Bonnie， the young widow who is supporting her family by being a miner。It was a little heavy on the message “books will save you” but I will forgive that！Note: There are a lot of really evil men in this story， punctuated by one or two good ones， so be aware of that。 Another warning - domestic abuse is highlighted graphically。Thank you to NetGalley and Sourcebooks Landmark for the opportunity to read an advance readers copy of this book。 All opinions are my own。 。。。more
LemonLinda
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Review to come。
Lauren Archer
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Who knew there was going to be a sequel to The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek？ I certainly did not， until I came across it with no rhyme or reason。 What a wonderful surprise to be back in this word。 Set 15 years after the original book， this book centers around， you guessed it， the daughter of the famous book woman， Honey。Honey is 15 years old and loves her parents， but they have been sentenced to jail for having a “mixed marriage”。 She rides off to Troublesome Creek to find family friend Loret Who knew there was going to be a sequel to The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek？ I certainly did not， until I came across it with no rhyme or reason。 What a wonderful surprise to be back in this word。 Set 15 years after the original book， this book centers around， you guessed it， the daughter of the famous book woman， Honey。Honey is 15 years old and loves her parents， but they have been sentenced to jail for having a “mixed marriage”。 She rides off to Troublesome Creek to find family friend Loretta and ask her to care for her。 The state grants her custody and everything is going well， until Loretta fall ill and passes away。 This is where the story really transitions for me。Threatened of going to state home， doing hard labor until 21， she begins to fight for emancipation。 She takes on her mother’s old route delivering books to the people of this rural community。 And while Honey goes out of her way to help her neighbors and potentially make lives better， there are people who will do anything to make sure she is put in her place。Just like the first book， there are so many layers to this complex story。 You will be rooting for Honey the entire way through。 Richardson has done a fantastic job and taken a book set in the ‘50s and extract so many themes that are 100% relevant today。 Beautiful read， that cannot be missed。Thank you NetGalley and Sourcebooks Landmark for an Advanced Reader’s Copy of this book in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Barbara Powell
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Oh this book！ I wish all historical fiction books were as good as this。 I had read the first book and loved it so very much that I was so excited to read this but also afraid that it wouldn’t live up to the first but thankfully that didn’t happen。 I think you could read these as stand alones， but it definitely helps to get the backstory of the Bookwoman， who was a strong Kentucky blue。 Honey Lovett is the daughter of Cussy， one of the original Bookwomen back in the 1930’s and 40’s who delivered Oh this book！ I wish all historical fiction books were as good as this。 I had read the first book and loved it so very much that I was so excited to read this but also afraid that it wouldn’t live up to the first but thankfully that didn’t happen。 I think you could read these as stand alones， but it definitely helps to get the backstory of the Bookwoman， who was a strong Kentucky blue。 Honey Lovett is the daughter of Cussy， one of the original Bookwomen back in the 1930’s and 40’s who delivered books to the people of the hills and hollers of Kentucky by horseback and mules。 They went to the places that were the most poor， the coal mining families and those who are just trying to survive the Great Depression。 Cussy’s （Honey’s mother） family came to Kentucky in 1820。 They carried a rare blood disorder that caused their skin to have a blue pigment to it。 As a result， they faced a lot of prejudice and intolerance， and at the time， there were laws against marrying outside of your race and color of skin。 So when it is discovered that Honey’s parents are married， they are arrested and sent to prison。 The social worker left in charge of Honey is determined to have her put in a Childrens prison until she is an adult， despite the fact Honey is caring for herself and supporting herself by taking over a route as a Bookwoman and rides her mothers mule， Junia to do the job。 Honey needs a guardian in order to avoid the prison， but unlike most underage girls at the time， Honey has no desire to get married。 She’d rather be emancipated and be able to fend for herself even if all the men in the area are against it and will do whatever they can to keep her down。 The resilience of these women who faced such cruelty and prejudice just because they were woman is something that will stick with you。 And Honey was not only a woman， but a blue， which made her life that much harder， but she wouldn’t back down。 There’s so much pain mixed with triumphs in this story and the bravery it took for these women to confront the corruption and patriarchy is phenomenal！ I encourage everyone to read these books。 Thanks to Sourcebooks Landmark and NetGalley for this eArc in exchange for my review。 。。。more
Isabelle
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It wasn’t necessary to continue the series so I was a little worried but it was great。 The author puts so much care and history into her books。 TW: racism， poverty， ableism， murder， abuse， incarcerated parent， violence， arson， heart attack， court proceedings， death of a family member， misogyny， etc
Elizabeth7781
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This is the sequel to 'The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek。' I found the book most appealing， likely because after reading the first book， I researched the history of the Kentucky Pack Horse Library Project （1934-1943） and the remarkably courageous women who， in rugged terrain and weather， delivered reading material to families and one-room schoolhouses deep in the Cumberland mountains。 I was eager to continue the story and learn more about 'book woman' Mary Cussy Lovett's daughter， Honey， and t This is the sequel to 'The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek。' I found the book most appealing， likely because after reading the first book， I researched the history of the Kentucky Pack Horse Library Project （1934-1943） and the remarkably courageous women who， in rugged terrain and weather， delivered reading material to families and one-room schoolhouses deep in the Cumberland mountains。 I was eager to continue the story and learn more about 'book woman' Mary Cussy Lovett's daughter， Honey， and the revived pack horse library service。 The story does not shield the reader from the harsh realities of life in the hollers in 1953， with folks carrying on generational ingrained prejudices， superstitions and their own 'healing ways' that more often than not inflicted harm on women and children alike at a time when laws were stacked against them （and here we are 70 years later and the laws are looking woefully familiar to 1953。。。）。 Attorney Morgan explains to Honey that "children are considered the invisible commodity of the father。" But there was much to admire about the strong women in the book - the librarians， the frontier nurses， the female fire lookout （again， I had no idea they were trailblazing in 1953）。 I enjoyed Honey's developing friendship with fire lookout， Pearl Grant。 When I stop to reflect on the sexism and racism Honey endured， I appreciate her mother's quote: "Can't be angry and smart at the same time。 Now， nothing is wrong in having the anger， but the two rarely work together。 Let's be smart， darling daughter。"I can well imagine the pleasurable escape afforded by books and magazines delivered by the pack horse librarian to rural wives and children。 In fact one of the things I liked most about this book were the many book titles sprinkled throughout like Easter eggs。 Children's books， Life magazine articles， poetry books。 I kept stopping to look them up！ I appreciated the positive impact of book-learnin' reflected in second-generation characters in Honey's life。 "Books'll change you like that。" Five stars。 。。。more
Rachael Gore
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Love this sequel just as much as the first the bookwan of troublesome creek！！
Jaci
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Received my book on Tuesday， and despite recovering from knee surgery， I was totally engaged in reading this。 Finished it this morning。 I really hovered between a high 4 or a low 5， but considering I’ve done nothing but read for two days…it’s a 5。 Honey Lovett is a very interesting character: strong， brave， and determined。 I enjoyed her interactions with the other characters。 There are some weaknesses in this follow up novel， but they were not enough to distract me。 If you loved the first one， y Received my book on Tuesday， and despite recovering from knee surgery， I was totally engaged in reading this。 Finished it this morning。 I really hovered between a high 4 or a low 5， but considering I’ve done nothing but read for two days…it’s a 5。 Honey Lovett is a very interesting character: strong， brave， and determined。 I enjoyed her interactions with the other characters。 There are some weaknesses in this follow up novel， but they were not enough to distract me。 If you loved the first one， you’re going to love this one too。 。。。more
Page Journeys
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The Book Woman's Daughterby: Kim Michele RichardsonSOURCEBOOKS Landmark， Sourcebooks Landmarkpub date: May 3， 2022genre: Women's FictionBook Club members will be eagerly discussing this book， with its Kentucky mountains setting and historical heroine Honey。 We first Honey's mother， Cussy Mary Carter， in The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek， so now it is time to read her daughter's story。 The messages and topics presented here are for the ages， including poverty， prejudice， justice， and endurance。 The Book Woman's Daughterby: Kim Michele RichardsonSOURCEBOOKS Landmark， Sourcebooks Landmarkpub date: May 3， 2022genre: Women's FictionBook Club members will be eagerly discussing this book， with its Kentucky mountains setting and historical heroine Honey。 We first Honey's mother， Cussy Mary Carter， in The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek， so now it is time to read her daughter's story。 The messages and topics presented here are for the ages， including poverty， prejudice， justice， and endurance。 I'm humbled by the courage of the women who persevered during adversity in the 1930s to bring books and knowledge to community members。 The book is a fascinating and compelling narrative that can be read as a stand-alone or a follow up to Richardson's previous book。 It is important for its documentation of the blue skinned people and life in rural Appalachia。 Learning about the strong women who were pack horse librarians is eye opening and I'm grateful to them for their brave service and promotion of literacy during the hardest of times。 I highly recommend this book to lovers of a well-written and engrossing historical fiction novel。 Thank you to Net Galley and SOURCEBOOKS Landmark， Sourcebooks Landmarkfor the advance reader's copy and opportunity to provide my unbiased review。 。。。more
Anna Maynard
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