The Book Woman's Daughter: A Novel

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek 

Bestselling historical fiction author Kim Michele Richardson is back with the perfect book-club read, following Honey Lovett, the daughter of the beloved Troublesome book woman, who must fight for her own independence with the help of the women who guide her and the books that set her free.

In the ruggedness of the beautiful Kentucky mountains, Honey Lovett has always known that the old ways can make a hard life harder. As the daughter of the famed, blue-skinned Troublesome Creek packhorse librarian, Honey, along with her family, has been hiding from the law all her life. But when her mother and father are imprisoned, Honey realizes she must fight to stay free, or risk being sent away for good.

Picking up her mother’s old packhorse library route, Honey begins to deliver books to the remote hollers of Appalachia. Honey is looking to prove that she doesn’t need anyone telling her how to survive. But the route can be treacherous, and some folks aren’t keen to let a woman pave her own way.

If Honey wants to bring the freedom books provide to the families who need it most, she’s going to have to fight for her place, and along the way, learn that the extraordinary women who run the hills and hollers can make all the difference in the world.

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Published May 3, 2022

352 pages

Average rating: 7.9

167 RATINGS

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Community Reviews

SuzyQ
Apr 10, 2025
April 2025
Anonymous
Jan 14, 2025
6/10 stars
The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek was such a unique and interesting historical novel and has really stuck with me, so I was excited to read the sequel. Unfortunately it really wasn’t as good as the first one. The plot was a little too predictable and the characters were underdeveloped.
ReadingBTWines
Jan 05, 2024
10/10 stars
This is the second novel of the series, and is about the small blue child that Cussy saves at the end of the first novel. Beginning with a grave injustice, the story follows Honey as she must overcome hardships, racism, and the law in order to gain her freedom. Full of strong women overcoming hardships in a man's world, it is also a story of sisterhood & the bonds women share in this crazy world.
lovlilynne
Aug 05, 2024
6/10 stars
Really a 3.5. Not as much HF as the first book (that you haven'talready learned), but an enjoyable story and read.
Ycart
Jul 05, 2024
Loved it

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