Quick synopsis: Addie is attending college and happy about her future when she gets bad news. Her parents have hit financial trouble and have lost their home. It also means that Addie's school bill cannot be paid. She would do anything to help her parents and is thrilled when a job opportunity comes up to work in a library in Boone's Hollow, Kentucky. Addie loves books and she is eager to start her job so that she can begin to send money back to her parents.
Emmett is from Boone's Hollow, but knows Addie from college. They met briefly at a bonfire at school, but don't really know each other. Emmett graduated from the college and returned home. He has all about given up on his dream to have a career due to not being able to find a job in the area of his degree and so he decides to join his father in the coal mines.
Bettina has lived in Boone's Hollow her whole life but has never furthered her education. She is content to live in the small town and lead a simple life. She has her eyes set for Emmett and is ecstatic when he returns from college She also works for the library system delivering books by horseback to the less fortunate folks on the mountain. She is convinced she and Emmett can have a future together to include marriage.
Emmett is shocked to find Addie in Boone's Hollow and Bettina is not happy at all seeing that Emmett knows her. Trouble follows in the story, not only with personal relationships, but with someone who may just be trying to get rid of the library program. So much more happens and other characters are introduced but I don't want to give too much away. There are good lessons in here on not making snap judgments about how people live and to not make decisions about people without finding out about them on your own. It is dangerous to just listen to talk that may not be true.
This story is a nod to the Works Progress Administration which included REAL librarians on horseback. I find this fascinating as I am a huge book and library fan. You can read more about the real librarians here: Horse Riding Librarians.
I really enjoyed this story and felt it went along very quickly. I was not only interested in what was happening to the characters, but I love any book that makes me look into a subject even more. Kim Vogel Sawyer did not disappoint. If you like books, libraries and learning more about historical subjects, this book is for you.
I really appreciate WaterBrook Multnomah for the advance copy and for this opportunity to read this fascinating story.
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