Along a Storied Trail

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GABHART. ANN H.

ALONG A STORIED TRAIL

Kentucky packhorse librarian Tansy Calhoun doesn't mind the rough trails and long hours as she serves her Appalachian mountain community during the Great Depression. Yet she longs to find love like the heroines in the books she loves. When a charming writer comes to town, she thinks she might have found it -- or is the perfect man actually closer than she things?

Perdita Sweet has called these mountains home for so long that she's nearly as rocky as the soil around her small cabin. Long ago she thought she could love, but when the object of her affection up and married someone else, she stopped giving too much of herself away to others.

As is so often the case, it's easier to see what's best for others than to see what's best for oneself. Perditia knows who Tansy should choose, but why would anyone listen to the romantic advice of an old spinster?

My Review:

A heaping slice of bookish deliciousness! Yum!!

Gabhart has an uncanny knack for creating living, breathing characters whose faith is reflected in the way they handle their struggles and losses...and hopes and dreams. And loves. Times are tough during the Depression but somehow these mountain folk find joy and satisfaction despite their hardscrabble life. Or maybe because of it.

Love the Appalachian setting and this era and Gabhart writes both so well. She creates an ambience that's easy for a reader to lose herself in. And these characters!!!! Not just our plucky heroine but all the secondary characters who bring even more vibrancy to Tansy's story. I especially adored Aunt Perdie! Cantankerous on the outside, heart of gold on the inside. Her biblical wisdom and wry observations brought so much to the story.

And you just can't go wrong with a plot based around the love of reading. Especially when it comes with packhorse librarians who deliver so much more than just books on their daily rounds. Loved all the little historical details about these ladies and the lengths they went to in order to meet the needs of everyone in their community. It made me realize how much this avid reader takes her easy access to books for granted. 

Along a Storied Trail is the kind of feel-good comfort read that makes my bibliophile heart sing.

Book provided courtesy of Baker Publishing Group and Graf-Martin Communications Inc.

GIVEAWAY OPPORTUNITY:

This giveaway is for a paperback copy

If you would like a chance to win a copy of Along a Storied Trail, leave a comment below or email me at kavluvstoread AT yahoo DOT ca. If you add your email to a comment, remember to use AT AND DOT instead of @ and . in order to protect yourself from spammers. If you enter the draw via email, please add the title to the subject line so it's easy to spot your entry. Draw will be held and winner announced on Saturday July 24 2021. Offer open to International Readers. Good luck!