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"Along a Storied Trail might be Gabhart's best book yet."--
Suzanne Woods Fisher, author of
The Moonlight SchoolKentucky 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 thinks?
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. Perdita knows who Tansy should choose, but why would anyone listen to the romantic advice of an old spinster?
"Fabulous! This beautifully written book brings a little-known part of American history to life with characters so real they linger long after the last page is turned."--
Amanda Cabot, bestselling author of
Dreams Rekindled"A story of resilience that we so deeply need in our times."--
Susie Finkbeiner, author of
The Nature of Small Birds and
Stories That Bind Us
About the author
Ann H. Gabhart is the bestselling author of several Shaker novels--
The Refuge,
The Outsider,
The Believer,
The Seeker,
The Blessed, and
The Gifted--as well as other historical novels, including
Angel Sister,
These Healing Hills,
River to Redemption, and
An Appalachian Summer. She and her husband live on a farm a mile from where she was born in rural Kentucky. Ann enjoys discovering the everyday wonders of nature while hiking in her farm's fields and woods with her grandchildren and her dogs, Frankie and Marley. Learn more at www.annhgabhart.com.
Summary
Kentucky packhorse librarian Tansy Calhoun doesn't mind the rough trails and long hours as she serves her mountain community during the Great Depression. Even the rough people--like ornery Perdita Sweet--have their charms. But can love bloom in such rocky soil?
