Happy Monday!
Whether it’s an upcoming release, new release, or even one that has been out for ages that you haven’t purchased a copy of yet, Must Get Monday highlights those books you just can’t wait to get your hands on to dive into.
This week I’m featuring:
Baker Book House | Amazon | Goodreads
I am one impatient little reader over here waiting for this book to hit the shelves! Her last release The Medallion recently won the Christy Award for historical fiction, and as one of my favorite reads last year, it was well deserved despite being a fierce battle between others that were favorites as well. I can already tell that this one will suck me in for an emotional ride that will keep the pages turning. If you haven’t pre-ordered your copy yet you should do so now! With Baker Book House’s current sale of 30% off AND free shipping over $10, it’s a deal you can’t pass up 🙂
About the Book:
From award-winning author Cathy Gohlke, whose novels have been called “haunting” (Library Journal on Saving Amelie) and “page-turning” (Francine Rivers on Secrets She Kept), comes a historical fiction story of courage and transformation set in rural Appalachia on the eve of WWII.
When Lilliana Swope’s beloved mother dies, Lilliana gathers her last ounce of courage and flees her abusive husband for the home of her only living relative in the foothills of No Creek, North Carolina. Though Hyacinth Belvidere hasn’t seen Lilliana since she was five, she offers her cherished great-niece a safe harbor. Their joyful reunion inspires plans to revive Aunt Hyacinth’s estate and open a public library where everyone is welcome, no matter the color of their skin.
Slowly Lilliana finds revival and friendship in No Creek–with precocious eleven-year-old Celia Percy, with kindhearted Reverend Jesse Willard, and with Ruby Lynne Wishon, a young woman whose secrets could destroy both them and the town. When the plans for the library also incite the wrath of the Klan, the dangers of Lilliana’s past and present threaten to topple her before she’s learned to stand.
With war brewing for the nation and for her newfound community, Lilliana must overcome a hard truth voiced by her young friend Celia: Wishing comes easy. Change don’t.
I love the cover. The colors are outstanding! 😀
I agree!!