the book woman's daughter by kim michele richardson

There were too many sacrifices and losses stacking up, so I made the heartbreaking decision that my writing journey had ended. I spent more than five years and 14- to 16-hour days writing that story, and while doing research I was seriously injured and my husband almost died. The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek's tumultuous journey. 'I actually had no intention of returning to Troublesome Creek, or for that matter ever writing again after my husband and I suffered through 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. But the route can be treacherous, and some folks aren’t as keen to let a woman pave her own way. Honey is looking to prove that she doesn’t need anyone telling her how to survive. Picking up her mother’s old packhorse library route, Honey begins to deliver books to the remote hollers of Appalachia. But when her mother and father are imprisoned, Honey realizes she must fight to stay free, or risk being sent away for good. 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.

In the ruggedness of the beautiful Kentucky mountains, Honey Lovett has always known that the old ways can make a hard life harder. Revisit the packhorse librarians of Kentucky with this stunning companion to the New York Times best seller The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek.

The book woman's daughter by kim michele richardson