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Book Review of The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek (Book Woman of Troublesome Creek, Bk 1)

The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek (Book Woman of Troublesome Creek, Bk 1)
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Cussy Mary Carter is the last of her kind, her skin is a shade of blue which marks her as a Blue who is often blamed for any whiff of trouble. Not everyone is keen on Cussy's family or the Library Project. If Cussy wants to bring the joy of books to the hill folks, she's going to have to confront prejudice as old as the Appalachias and suspicion as deep as the holler. Kim Michele Richardson did excellent research of the Blue People and The Pack Horse Library Project of 1935. It is an emotional story which tugs at your heartstrings. It is a hard-to-put-down book and a story that is hard-to-forget. Katie Schorr did a great job with the narration of the audiobook. If you love books about books then you will love to read this one. I also want to read Jo-Jo Moyes book called Giver of Stars as it is about the same subject matter.