The Book Woman's Daughter
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THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!
"A powerful portrait of the courageous women who fought against ignorance, misogyny, and racial prejudice." -William Kent Krueger, New York Times bestselling author of This Tender Land and Lightning Strike
The new novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Book Woman…
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In the 1930s, life is hard for families living in the Appalachian mountains of Kentucky. With such tough times, there is nothing to brighten their lives until Honey Lovett fights for a chance to carry on her mother's work as a bookwoman who traverses creeks, circles round boulders, and avoids wild animals and crazy husbands to deliver books to the isolated residents.
She is looked down on because of her blue-colored skin; the librarian did not want to hire Honey for the job. Honey wins the struggle to continue her mother's book route and finds joy in riding her old…
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