Book Beginnings and Friday56
Pepper Basham is an author I've only discovered in the last year or two, but I've come to really enjoy her stories.
The Heart of the Mountains
About the book:
To escape a forced marriage, Cora Taylor travels from England to the Blue Ridge Mountains in search of her brother, who is working as a teacher in a mission school. She hopes to find a place where her nursing skills and independent ideas will be accepted and appreciated, but nothing prepares her for the wild mixture of isolation, community, brokenness, and hope within these mountains…or in the person of Jeb McAdams.
Returning from the devastation of World War 1 emotionally damaged, Jeb McAdams struggles against the rampant mountain alcoholism to soothe his nightmares. It’s easy to hide within the mountains, or it was, before Cora Taylor arrives. Now, she seems to show up at every turn, bringing her ideas, curiosity, and beautiful eyes with her. Their mutual understanding of the costs of war leads to an unspoken bond that develops into a hesitant friendship. As Cora turns her nursing experience and determination on establishing hygiene and education for women in the Appalachian community while also attempting to rescue Jeb from his own ghosts, Cora and Jeb’s partnership turns into a project of celebrating the gifts within Appalachia. But when the past sweeps back into their lives and an outbreak of scarlet fever threatens the future, will Cora and Jeb find a way to work together – even if it means unplanned matrimony – or will their different lives and brokenness tear them apart.
Sounds like an emotional read. Hope that you continue to enjoy it.
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The cover of your book captures interest right away!
DeleteI hope you are enjoying it. Happy Friday!
ReplyDeleteSo far I am - the female lead is fun.
DeleteHow interesting Sarita! You and Cindy are featuring the same book this week!
ReplyDeleteYou should buddy read....
Have a good weekend!
Ah! We should yes :-)
DeleteThis does sound good. I haven't read anything by Pepper Basham yet.
ReplyDeleteHer books are good and if you enjoy good kissing scenes, there is always at least one to swoon over.
DeleteI must have been so frustrating to be a women during that time period. My quotes this week come from several books which I reviewed together. I hope you will forgive me for not following the "rules" this week.
ReplyDeleteYes!
DeleteSo funny! Paula is featuring this one as well!! We are triplets, LOL! It's great for it to get so much notice in one weekend though! I am only 26% in so far, but I am enjoying it.
ReplyDeleteIt was a slow start for me, but by 60% I just wanted to see what will happen.
DeleteBoth are great snippets, for different reasons! Happy weekend!
ReplyDeleteHope you enjoyed your weekend :-)
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