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The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek

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The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek

By: Kim Michele Richardson
Narrated by: Katie Schorr
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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. Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Small Town & Rural Women's Fiction Thought-Provoking Southern Historical Fiction
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Addictive! This is such an addictive read. Such hard times. well worth listening too 😉

Great audiobook

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Fantastic book and great read and this kind of discrimination still happens today
Recommended to all

Discrimination

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Loved the characters and the different ways that they lived. Hard to imagine living through that era and even harder to believe it is rather recent history. Loved it - hope there is a carry forward book - would luv to know how they all got on - Lizzy 💐

Such an interesting insight

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Historically, scientifically, socially and politically interesting and moving. The evil underbelly revealed as the ignorant arrogance and greed masquerading as citizenship. The way that th actually strangles justice, love and life.

Interesting and moving....

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Excellent!!! Based in the Appalacians during the depression years this amazing novel was a revelation. I had no idea people lived like this.. . that the blue skinned folk even existed, nor the pack-horse library ... as it helped to spread literacy amongst remote people who lived in shocking poverty. Its emotional but the message is about love, tolerance and the drive for positive change. . A brilliant listen. 10/10. Thank you Audible!!!

Wonderful historical novel

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