
The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek
A Novel
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Narrated by:
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Katie Schorr
About this listen
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
A USA TODAY BESTSELLER
A LOS ANGELES TIMES BESTSELLER
A PBS BOOK PICK
The hardscrabble folks of Troublesome Creek have to scrap for everything―everything except books, that is. Thanks to Roosevelt’s Kentucky Pack Horse Library Project, Troublesome’s got its very own traveling librarian, Cussy Mary Carter.
Cussy’s not only a book woman, however; she’s also the last of her kind, her skin a shade of blue unlike most anyone else. Not everyone is keen on Cussy’s family or the Library Project, and a Blue is often blamed for any whiff of trouble. If Cussy wants to bring the joy of books to the hill folks, she’s going to have to confront prejudice as old as the Appalachias and suspicion as deep as the holler.
Inspired by the true blue-skinned people of Kentucky and the brave and dedicated Kentucky Pack Horse library service of the 1930s, The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek is a story of raw courage, fierce strength, and one woman’s belief that books can carry us anywhere―even back home.
©2019 Kim Michele Richardson (P)2019 Blackstone Audio, Inc.Loved it
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what a beautiful read
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Brilliant
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Well written and well read
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A fascinating story weaving fact with fiction
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I never knew about the blue folk and it got me researching to learn more about them.
Kim's characters give great insight into life in Kentucky in those times.
I enjoyed the narration even though she missed a beat or two.
I'd recommend this gentle tale as worth a listen.
Loved it.
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crime and fantasy reads, but I enjoyed it tremendously. The conditions under which these people people lived was heartbreaking.
excellent!
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Whilst not only helping to spread the printed word, literary choices for all ages, and all abilities in extreme poverty, stricken areas of the appellations, the author weaves together this fascinating, and sometimes quite harrowing story of this brave young woman. Following her and her brave mule through trials and tribulations, whilst delivering books in its self proposed geographical and strategic difficulties, this poor woman suffered a rare and deficient, blood disease, and although this was later found to be curable. She was still judged as a coloured and dealt with in a similarly vicious discriminatory manner by the local community.
The authors note toward the end of the book is fascinating and delivers a few of the missing pieces to the reader which helps to further explain the accuracy of many of the details.
I would highly recommend this book to fellow readers.
An inspiring story about travelling librarians in the Appellation Mountains in the 1930s
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Touching
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Lovely
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