The Mountains We Call Home: the Book Woman’s Legacy

In this standalone and companion novel to the The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek series,our heroine for the ageslegendary book womanCussy Lovettreturns home. A powerful testament of strengthsurvivaland the magic of the printed wordThe Mountains We Call Home is wrapped into a vivid portrait of Kentucky life: examining incarceration and criminalizationexploring the effects on the poor and powerlessand tracing the societal consequences of fractured family bondsalong with nostalgic glimpses of a bustlingmultifaceted Louisvilleand heartwarming portraits of reading efforts in every facet of life. Meticulously researched and richly detailed with a new cast of absorbing and complex charactersthis beautifully renderedauthentic Kentucky tale is gritty and heartbreaking and infused with hopespiritand courage known only to those with no way out.