Along A Storied Trail

 

Tansy Calhoun is a packhorse librarian who delivers books to the people of Owsley County Kentucky during the great depression.  She has lived on these mountains her whole life.  Although still young, she is past the age most girls marry in these parts.  Her and Caleb were good childhood friends, but Tansy always thought he was interested in her sister.  After being away for several years, Caleb is back and their friendship picks up where it left off.  Then there is a government writer who comes in to interview the people of the mountains and record their stories.  Tansy is infatuated by him, but is the real person for her the one who has always been there. Someone who shares the same past and the same interests, that lives there in the mountains that she calls home?

Aunt Perdie lives in the mountains by herself.  She's lived her life alone and rather likes it that way.  At least most of the time.  When a young girl in need shows up at her doorstep Aunt Perdie opens up her heart and home and brings the girl in as family.  When tragedy strikes and Aunt Perdie loses her home to a fire, her and the young girl go to live with Tansy and her family.  Aunt Perdie thinks she knows all the answers and knows exactly which man Tansy should choose.

I loved the book so much!  The dialect, the characters and the storyline were all perfect.  It was fun and entertaining and had me chuckling outloud a few times.  I would love to read more about these characters and really hope the author chooses to do a sequel!

Thanks to Revell Reads for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.  I give it five stars!