The Book Woman's Daughter

The Book Woman's Daughter is the sequel to The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson. I thoroughly enjoyed the first book which was about the Packhorse Librarians in Kentucky at the earlier part of the 20th century. One of the librarians was Cussy Mary, a blue-skinned person (due to a medical condition) who was called the "Book Woman" by the families on her route through the Kentucky mountains.

This sequel picks up with the arrest of Cussy Mary and her husband, arrested for intermarrying between races. Their teenage daughter Honey is left alone.

Where will Honey live? How will Honey live? She sees a sign that the public library is trying to restart something similar to the Packhorse Librarians' routes. Honey applies for the job and gets it.

Honey faces many challenges as she tries forge ahead in life. She makes new friends that she learns to rely upon. This was less historical fiction than The Book Woman's Daughter, although it was written about an earlier time period.

I listened to a library copy of the audio book - and because it expired before I got to finish it, I had to rerequest it and wait for it to be available for borrowing again. That's the only reason why it took me so long to finish. Personally I wouldn't consider this a standalone novel, but if you read and enjoyed The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek, I think you'd really enjoy this one as well.