The Librarian of Boone's Hollow, (Paperback)

I have read many books by this author, and this one is so good. Set during the great depression in the 1930s, and how it changed so many lives. For such a hard time in this countries history, most of the character's here show such great faith and have upbeat outlook on life and a real love of God. With the little they have they are willing to share with those less fortunate. Come travel the mountain trails of Kentucky, where most of these folks eke out a living working at the coal mines. With the decline in the economy President Roosevelt establishes the WPA, Work Projects Administration, and establishing a library on horseback to deliver to this remote hilly area. You will quickly have some favorite characters, and some you really won't care for, but, I found my opinions changing for some by the end! I received this book through Net Galley and the Publisher Waterbrook, and was not required to give a positive review.

Promise you wont let their actions dictate your reactions - Miss West, library director For Addie Cowherd, life is made up of studying hard and working part-time at the library so that she can earn her degree. College is not available to everyone, and she knows how hard her adoptive parents are working to allow her this privilege. When their situation changes drastically, she must make her own way, so the job of packhorse librarian sounds like a gift from heaven. A different and unexpected world greets her when she arrives in Boones Hollow. Prejudice is rampant, money is scarce and it seems the only friend she has is the woman she boards with. Can she learn to keep her thoughts and feelings from showing on her face? Emmett Tharp, formerly of Boones Hollow, had graduated from college and is ready to find that job that does not require him to spend long hours in the dark, breathing in coal dust. Returning to Boones Hollow is not part of that plan. The Lord, however, seems to have other plans for both Emmett and Addie. Will they be receptive to His will? This ARC was received through WaterBrook and Random House. The thoughts and impressions are my own and were in no way solicited.