A unputdownable work that holds real cultural significance.
(Sara Guens quote, author). I couldn’t have said it better!! It tells the story
of Cussy Carter, the last blue skinned living female of the rare Blue People
ancestry. This lonely woman, decided to
join the historical Pack Horse Library Project of Kentucky and becomes a librarian. The year is 1936. The people of Troublesome Creek don’t
understand why someone would be dark blue, and they are (many of them) very
uncomfortable being around Cussy because of it.
There is much prejudice during that time when it came to “coloreds” and
Cussy is thrown into that group even though she isn’t black. The book is so very interesting, a quick
read, very informative before it is over as to what caused the blue people to
end up that way. The book is also
interesting in that Cussy goes to such means to bring books to the hill people,
her days riding her mule who likes to bite men and many ways cause Cussy
problems is a fun read. Cussy was forced
to marry a man much older than her but luckily after he beat the crap out of
her, he died. She was left with only the
mule and darn it she was going to keep it.
Anyone who has interest in books, the Appalachian people, or the reason
there do exist blue people should pick up this book and read it. You won’t be
able to put it down until you finish it.
I loved this book! Pick It up
it’s different than anything I’ve read in a very long while and it is
thoroughly entertaining and written in a very knowledgeable way!
I won this book through BookReporter.com. I’m doing this
review of my own volition hoping it will help the author and the publishing
house. I loved the book as you can see
from my comments above!
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Description as found on Good Reads:
In 1936, tucked deep into the
woods of Troublesome Creek, KY, lives blue-skinned 19-year-old Cussy Carter,
the last living female of the rare Blue People ancestry. The lonely young
Appalachian woman joins the historical Pack Horse Library Project of Kentucky
and becomes a librarian, riding across slippery creek beds and up treacherous
mountains on her faithful mule to deliver books and other reading material to
the impoverished hill people of Eastern Kentucky.
Along her dangerous route, Cussy, known to the mountain folk as Bluet, confronts those suspicious of her damselfly-blue skin and the government's new book program. She befriends hardscrabble and complex fellow Kentuckians, and is fiercely determined to bring comfort and joy, instill literacy, and give to those who have nothing, a bookly respite, a fleeting retreat to faraway lands.
The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek is a powerful message about how the written word affects people--a story of hope and heartbreak, raw courage and strength splintered with poverty and oppression, and one woman's chances beyond the darkly hollows. Inspired by the true and historical blue-skinned people of Kentucky and the brave and dedicated Kentucky Pack Horse library service, The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek showcases a bold and unique tale of the Pack horse Librarians in literary novels — a story of fierce strength and one woman's belief that books can carry us anywhere — even back home.
Along her dangerous route, Cussy, known to the mountain folk as Bluet, confronts those suspicious of her damselfly-blue skin and the government's new book program. She befriends hardscrabble and complex fellow Kentuckians, and is fiercely determined to bring comfort and joy, instill literacy, and give to those who have nothing, a bookly respite, a fleeting retreat to faraway lands.
The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek is a powerful message about how the written word affects people--a story of hope and heartbreak, raw courage and strength splintered with poverty and oppression, and one woman's chances beyond the darkly hollows. Inspired by the true and historical blue-skinned people of Kentucky and the brave and dedicated Kentucky Pack Horse library service, The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek showcases a bold and unique tale of the Pack horse Librarians in literary novels — a story of fierce strength and one woman's belief that books can carry us anywhere — even back home.
