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A richly rewarding novel about family bonds, the power of words, and the resilience of mothers and daughters in 1930s Appalachia.
The folks in the Kentucky Appalachians are scraping by. Coal mining and hardscrabble know-how are a way of life for these isolated people. But when Amanda Rye, a young widowed mother and traveling packhorse librarian, comes through a mountain community hit hard by the nation's economic collapse, she brings with her hope, courage, and apple pie. Along the way, Amanda takes a shine to the MacInteer family, especially to the gentle Rai; her quick-study daughter, Sass; and Finn, the eldest son who's easy to warm to. They remind Amanda of her childhood and her parents with whom she longs to be reconciled.
Her connection with the MacInteers deepens, and Amanda shares with them a dangerous secret from her past. When that secret catches up with Amanda in the present, she, Rai, Sass, and Finn find their lives intersecting--and threatened--in the most unexpected ways. Now they must come together as the truth lights a path toward survival, mountain justice, forgiveness, and hope.
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When Amanda Rye is widowed, she takes her young son back to her home in the Kentucky Appalachians, which has been hard hit by the Great Depression. With little work available, Amanda takes a job with the WPA as a traveling packhorse librarian who brings books, newspapers, and hope to her isolated neighbors. On her rounds, Amanda becomes friends with the struggling MacInteer family: daughter Sass, handsome oldest son Finn, who is unable to walk after a mining accident, and mother Rai. As she becomes closer to Rai, Amanda shares a dangerous secret about her past, and that secret ensnares her and the MacInteers in a deadly battle with a dangerous man. This moving tale of family bonds and the resilience of mothers and daughters is filled with rich period details, regional dialect, and fascinating local customs and foods. The story shows the power that reading and books had in the lives of people who often had little access to them. Readers of Kim Michele Richardson, Ann H. Gabhart, and Kim Vogel Sawyer will also enjoy this engaging historical novel.