Current Book
(October 2021 )
GodPretty In The Tobacco Field
by Kim Michele Richardson
Nameless, Kentucky, in 1969 is a hardscrabble community where jobs are few and poverty is a simple fact--just like the hot Appalachian breeze or the pests that can wipe out a tobacco field in days. RubyLyn Bishop is luckier than some. Her God-fearing uncle, Gunnar, has a short fuse and high expectations, but he's given her a good home ever since she was orphaned at the age of five. Yet now, a month shy of her sixteenth birthday, RubyLyn itches for more.
Maybe it's something to do with the paper fortunetellers RubyLyn has been making
for townsfolk, each covered with beautifully wrought, prophetic drawings. Or perhaps it's because of Rainey Ford, an African-American neighbor who works alongside her in the tobacco field, and with whom she has a kinship, despite her uncle's worrisome shadow
and the town's disapproval. RubyLyn's predictions are just wishful thinking, not magic
at all, but through them she's imagining life as it could be, away from the prejudice
and hardship that ripple through Nameless.
Atmospheric, poignant, and searingly honest, GodPretty in the Tobacco Field follows
RubyLyn through the course of one blazing summer, as heartbreaking revelations and
life-changing decisions propel her toward a future her fortunetellers never predicted.
About The Author
The New York Times, Los Angeles Times and USA Today bestselling author, Kim
Michele Richardson is an multiple-award winning author and has written four
works of historical fiction, and a bestselling memoir, The Unbreakable Child. Her
latest critically acclaimed novel, The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek has earned
a 2020 PBS Readers Choice, 2019 LibraryReads Best Book, Indie Next, SIBA, Forbes Best Historical Novel, Book-A-Million Best Fiction, and is an Oprah's Buzziest Books pick
and a Women’s National Book Association Great Group Reads selection It was inspired by the real life, remarkable "blue people" of Kentucky, and the fierce, brave Packhorse Librarians who used the power of literacy to overcome bigotry and fear during the Great Depression.
The novel is taught widely in high schools and college classrooms.Her forthcoming fifth novel, The Book Woman’s Daughter is both a stand-alone and sequel to The Book
Woman of Troublesome Creek and will be published May 3, 2022. Kim Michele lives
with her family in Kentucky and is the founder of Shy Rabbit.
Atmospheric, poignant, and searingly honest, GodPretty in the Tobacco Field follows
RubyLyn through the course of one blazing summer, as heartbreaking revelations and
life-changing decisions propel her toward a future her fortunetellers never predicted.
Book Talk
Our Book Talk for GodPretty In The Tobacco Field will take place on
Saturday, November 6, 2021 at 9:15 a.m at Courageous Coffee.
Our book club is very casual and welcoming.
Please plan to join us whether you read the book or not. The more the merrier!
Please feel free to contact us to confirm the date/time/location
for our Book Talk, as sometimes we do have to change it on short notice. Our contact
information can be found by clicking on the Contact tab at the top of the page.
Click on the Book List tab near the top of the page for a
complete list of the books that Book Talk has read.
Book description from: Amazon.com
Information about the author from the author's website: www.kimmichelerichardson.com
This web-page updated 10-10-2021
(October 2021 )
GodPretty In The Tobacco Field
by Kim Michele Richardson
Nameless, Kentucky, in 1969 is a hardscrabble community where jobs are few and poverty is a simple fact--just like the hot Appalachian breeze or the pests that can wipe out a tobacco field in days. RubyLyn Bishop is luckier than some. Her God-fearing uncle, Gunnar, has a short fuse and high expectations, but he's given her a good home ever since she was orphaned at the age of five. Yet now, a month shy of her sixteenth birthday, RubyLyn itches for more.
Maybe it's something to do with the paper fortunetellers RubyLyn has been making
for townsfolk, each covered with beautifully wrought, prophetic drawings. Or perhaps it's because of Rainey Ford, an African-American neighbor who works alongside her in the tobacco field, and with whom she has a kinship, despite her uncle's worrisome shadow
and the town's disapproval. RubyLyn's predictions are just wishful thinking, not magic
at all, but through them she's imagining life as it could be, away from the prejudice
and hardship that ripple through Nameless.
Atmospheric, poignant, and searingly honest, GodPretty in the Tobacco Field follows
RubyLyn through the course of one blazing summer, as heartbreaking revelations and
life-changing decisions propel her toward a future her fortunetellers never predicted.
About The Author
The New York Times, Los Angeles Times and USA Today bestselling author, Kim
Michele Richardson is an multiple-award winning author and has written four
works of historical fiction, and a bestselling memoir, The Unbreakable Child. Her
latest critically acclaimed novel, The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek has earned
a 2020 PBS Readers Choice, 2019 LibraryReads Best Book, Indie Next, SIBA, Forbes Best Historical Novel, Book-A-Million Best Fiction, and is an Oprah's Buzziest Books pick
and a Women’s National Book Association Great Group Reads selection It was inspired by the real life, remarkable "blue people" of Kentucky, and the fierce, brave Packhorse Librarians who used the power of literacy to overcome bigotry and fear during the Great Depression.
The novel is taught widely in high schools and college classrooms.Her forthcoming fifth novel, The Book Woman’s Daughter is both a stand-alone and sequel to The Book
Woman of Troublesome Creek and will be published May 3, 2022. Kim Michele lives
with her family in Kentucky and is the founder of Shy Rabbit.
Atmospheric, poignant, and searingly honest, GodPretty in the Tobacco Field follows
RubyLyn through the course of one blazing summer, as heartbreaking revelations and
life-changing decisions propel her toward a future her fortunetellers never predicted.
Book Talk
Our Book Talk for GodPretty In The Tobacco Field will take place on
Saturday, November 6, 2021 at 9:15 a.m at Courageous Coffee.
Our book club is very casual and welcoming.
Please plan to join us whether you read the book or not. The more the merrier!
Please feel free to contact us to confirm the date/time/location
for our Book Talk, as sometimes we do have to change it on short notice. Our contact
information can be found by clicking on the Contact tab at the top of the page.
Click on the Book List tab near the top of the page for a
complete list of the books that Book Talk has read.
Book description from: Amazon.com
Information about the author from the author's website: www.kimmichelerichardson.com
This web-page updated 10-10-2021
