A close look into what life was like for women during this time in history. Tugs at your heart strings and opens your mind.

A captivating historical fiction book set in Kentucky during the 1930’s . Women at this time were voiceless and kept at home to take care of the house. Five women come together to create a library with horses to carry books to educate the poorest people in a coal mining town. I loved the strong women characters who resisted the societal structures to spread love, books, and compassion to many isolated people in rural Kentucky.

Loved it!

A little slow at first but turned out really good and I learned some history I didn’t know before.

An excellent book! Highly recommend!

This was a pandemic read purchased at great expense in a foreign country so I felt obliged to finish it…predictable, tedious storyline…dull prose…I cannot imagine why so many are engaged by this author…furthermore it is possibly not original?..

The author really is able to paint a picture with words, making it easy to imagine what depression era-rural Kentucky was truly like. An empowering story of true friendship and what “womenhood” looked like in the mid 1900s.

This book warmed my heart. I loved every word.

Absolutely the best book!!! I couldn’t put it down! I laughed and cried and loved these strong women fiercely!

One of the best books I’ve ever ever read