Fiction Old and New will be discussing the book, “The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek” by Kim Michele Richardson, DB 95243, on Friday, March 5, 2021 at 8:00 p.m. eastern time. This is a compelling historic fiction account of the pack mule librarians of the 1930’s. This memorable story weaves in themes of family, love, discrimination and friendship.
Here is the NLS annotation:
The book woman of Troublesome Creek DB 95243
Richardson, Kim Michele. Reading time 9 hours, 28 minutes.
Read by Katie Schorr. A production of the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress.
Subjects: Historical Fiction
Description: Kentucky, 1936. Nineteen-year-old Cussy Mary Carter has been working as part of the Pack Horse Library Project, but her father hopes she’ll marry–despite the family trait of blue skin. In addition to her father’s hopes, Cussy must also face the prejudice of the community she serves. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2019.
Your facilitator for this group is Michelle Bernstein
(hamletsweetlady@gmail.com).
