the book woman's daughter by kim michele richardson

Kim Michele was born and raised in Kentucky and lives there with her family and beloved dogs. NEW YORK TIMES, LOS ANGELES TIMES and USA TODAY bestselling author, Kim Michele Richardson, is a multiple-award winning author who has written five works of historical fiction, and a bestselling memoir. If Honey wants to bring the freedom 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. Jan says, “This is a nice followup to the earlier novel and continues the story of Honey Lovet and the hard life handed down to her–all because of the color of her skin.”īestselling historical fiction author Kim Michele Richardson is back with the perfect book club read following Honey Lovett, the daughter of the beloved Troublesome book woman, who must fight for her own independence with the help of the women who guide her and the books that set her free.

The book woman's daughter by kim michele richardson