Kim Michele Richardson was born in Kentucky and resides part-time in Western North Carolina. Her work includes Liar's Bench, GodPretty in the Tobacco Field and The Sisters of Glass Ferry. The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek is her fourth novel.
"With a focus on the personal joy and broadened horizons that can
result from access to reading material, this well-researched tale
serves as a solid history lesson on 1930s Kentucky. A unique story
about Appalachia and the healing power of the written word." -
Kirkus Reviews
"A rare literary adventure that casts librarians as heroes, smart
tough women on horseback in rough terrain doing the brave and hard
work of getting the right book into the right hands. Richardson has
weaved an inspiring tale about the power of literature." -
Alexander Chee, author of Edinburgh and Queen of the
Night
"Kim Michele Richardson has written a fascinating novel about
people almost forgotten by history: Kentucky's pack-horse
librarians and "blue people." The factual information alone would
make this book a treasure, but with her impressive storytelling and
empathy, Richardson gives us so much more." - Ron Rash,
New York Times bestselling author of One Foot in Eden and
Serena
"Emotionally resonant and unforgettable, The Book Woman of
Troublesome Creek is a lush love letter to the redemptive power
of books. It is by far my favorite KMR book-and I am her huge fan.
Cussy Mary is an indomitable and valiant heroine, and through her
true-blue eyes, 1930s Kentucky comes to vivid and often harrowing
life. Richardson's dialogue is note-perfect; Cussy Mary's voice is
still ringing in my head, and the sometimes dark story she tells
highlights such gorgeous, glowing grace notes that I was often
moved to hopeful tears. " - Joshilyn Jackson, New York
Times and USA Today bestselling author of The Almost
Sisters
"Richardson's latest work is a hauntingly atmospheric love letter
to the first mobile library in Kentucky and the fierce, brave
packhorse librarians who wove their way from shack to shack
dispensing literacy, hope, and - just as importantly - a
compassionate human connection. Richardson's rendering of stark
poverty against the ferocity of the human spirit is irresistible.
Add to this the history of the unique and oppressed blue-skinned
people of Kentucky, and you've got an un-put-downable work that
holds real cultural significance." - Sara Gruen, author
of Water for Elephants
"This is Richardson's finest, as beautiful and honest as it is
fierce and heart-wrenching, THE BOOK WOMAN OF TROUBLESOME CREEK
explores the fascinating and unique blue-skinned people of Kentucky
and the brave Packhorse librarians. A timeless and significant tale
about poverty, intolerance and how books can bring hope and light
to even the darkest pocket of history." - Karen Abbott,
New York Times bestselling author of Liar Temptress Soldier
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