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Title:
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Book Woman of Troublesome Creek, The |
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Authors:
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Richardson, Kim Michele |
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Genre:
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Fiction |
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Pages:
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308 |
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Year:
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2019 |
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Language:
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English |
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Description:
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Three cheers for the women of the Kentucky Pack Horse Library Project and three cheers for Eleanor Roosevelt who championed the cause! Cussy Mary Carter considers herself lucky to be one of the 'book women' dispensing books and hope to her poverty-stricken corner of 1930s Appalachia, even with the challenges she faces herself. Unfortunately a rare genetic condition that results in blue skin, gives people licence to treat her as badly as they do dark-skinned people.
Rich with intriguing detail, and enhanced by photographs of the real-life pack horse librarians, this fascinating story with its delightful heroine is testimony to the power of books and the courage and commitment of those who go beyond the call of duty to place them in the hands of readers. [Larger font]
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Categories:
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Fiction, Community, Historical, Human Rights, Inspirational, Literature oriented, Relationships, America, 2021 Titles, Larger font |
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By: DUNED 001
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2021-06-25 11:58:09 |
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All enjoyed reading and discussing this book. Very challenging emotionally. |
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By: AUCK 389
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2021-06-25 11:51:49 |
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Everyone enjoyed this book. A wonderful story woven around factual events. We recommended it to others and they raved about it as well. Plenty of discussion around prejudice, women's rights, and plenty of internet searches to find photographic evidence of the Blue People of Kentucky. |
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By: MAPUA 001
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2021-06-25 11:46:41 |
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Most of us thoroughly enjoyed this book and the historical information conveyed. The style of writing annoyed a couple of members, but all agreed it was well worth reading. |
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By: TAUP 009
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2021-06-20 22:38:42 |
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We all found the subject matter of this book fascinating, most of us googled blue skinned people! It really transports you to another time and place, the packhorse library was an incredible service. Some enjoyed the writing style more than others. |
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By: HOKITIK 002
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2021-06-09 14:21:11 |
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Enjoyable book, easy to read. We had a good discussion about issues raised - racial inequality, prejudice, education, poverty. We were intrigued by the background of the packhorse library and the blue skinned people, and Roosevelt's WPA scheme - all learned something new. |
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By: TEPUK 006
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2021-05-13 14:27:11 |
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Enjoyed by all members. Fascinating insight into the history, culture, social mores and concepts of race in Kentucky. We wondered how much has changed since 1936. |
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By: WANAK 008
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2021-05-13 10:04:49 |
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A mixed reaction to this book, half loved it and the other half were ambivalent. We all found the background setting and medical information interesting. |
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By: CHCH 433
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2021-05-11 08:04:24 |
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All the members of our group really enjoyed this book. |
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By: HAMIL 059
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2021-05-03 09:51:52 |
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We're a bunch of medical people so really enjoyed this topic, and learning something about the packhorse library - very interesting. |
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By: WELL 134
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2021-03-08 13:53:19 |
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Everyone liked this book, but it took 2-3 chapters to get used to the dialect. We thought Cussy was a very real character and found the community in which she lived well described. We liked the historical content of how the Packhorse library came to be developed., and we were saddened by the poverty and attitudes that existed in those days. We wished we had done more research on Kentucky as a state. |
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By: NAP 020
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2021-02-15 11:50:54 |
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A very well-written and informative book on the blue people of Kentucky. We all enjoyed it and learnt a lot. |
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By: WHAKA 009
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2021-01-27 09:09:51 |
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An amazing read. |
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By: PALMN 002
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2020-12-11 12:10:49 |
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High praise all around, including the half of us that only want non-fiction. Wonderful research and writing. The vocabulary of the local people made it a bit challenging to read parts. |
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By: HAMIL 062
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2020-12-09 14:12:33 |
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We liked it very much from a woman's perspective - we learnt something new. It was interesting and well-written. A hard subject in places but felt authentic. |
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By: KATIK 009
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2020-11-19 11:54:57 |
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Grim read, but enjoyed by most. |
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By: NAP 009
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2020-10-12 14:51:51 |
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We all loved this book. It was based on a true story, and no-one had heard of the Blue People of Kentucky, so very informative. Central character a lovely warm hearted person who was happy serving others despite the depressed situation. |
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By: HAST 006
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2020-09-23 13:48:56 |
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Everyone read the book and everyone enjoyed it! Discussion around medicating people to whiten their skin (!), poverty, racism, hope, bringing books into homes and the existence of blue-skinned people, allowed for plenty of reasons to make this book a recommendation from our group. |
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By: BLENH 001
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2020-09-17 12:37:15 |
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All loved it!! |
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By: TAUR 016
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2020-07-29 11:16:19 |
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The entire group thoroughly enjoyed this book. The dialogue and descriptions were evocative and compelling. The unique incidence of the blood group turning the skin blue was fascinating, but those poor souls still had to cope with colour discrimination as much as anyone who wasn't white. You could only admire the book women for their courage and determination. |
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By: AUCK 273
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2020-05-29 13:59:24 |
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Loved this - fascinating. |
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