Thank you Netgalley and Barbour Books for the gifted book!
by: Pepper Basham
rating: really liked
Cora is escaping from a forced arranged marriage in England to the Blue Ridge Mountains where her brother is working as a teacher in a mission school. She wants to find a place she can make use of the nursing skills and independence she gained on the front during WWI.
Jeb came back home to the Blue Ridge Mountains after WWI fighting the demons of his memories with alcohol. But when Cora arrives, he is no longer able to hide away in isolation as she seems to pop up at every turn with her ideas, curiosity, and beauty. They bond over their shared wartime experience and develop a budding friendship.
As circumstances on the mountain of their own making and of nature's doing throw them together, they are going to have to face their apprehension about each other and work together to move forward.
I read this entire book in one sitting on a plane to visit the Blue Ridge Mountains and I was entranced by Cora and Jeb's love story. I also loved how the people and traditions of the Appalachian people were respected and not overly stereotyped. This book fully put me in the mood to enjoy the beauty and the power of the Blue Ridge Mountains and all the stories they hold.
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