THE SCRAPBOOK LADY

Inspired by historical photographs of women on horseback with packs of books on their saddles , this tale of Depression era Kentucky traveling librarians immerses readers in poor coal mining towns and the aspirations of a young woman who dreams of writing her own stories.

During the Great Depression, Addie Cowherd dreams of being a novelist and offering people the escape that books gave her during her tragic childhood. When her adoptive father loses his job, she is forced to leave college and takes the only job she can find delivering books on horseback to poor coal mining families in the hills of Kentucky. The small community of Boone's Hollow is suspicious of outsiders and steeped in superstitions that leave Addie feeling both rejected and indignant. She finds an unexpected friend in an elderly outcast with knowledge of herbal medicine, but the other horseback librarians challenge her determination to befriend Nanny Fay. Then someone sets out to sabotage the library program, going so far as to destroy Addie's novel in progress . Will the saboteur chase away the librarians, or will knowledge find victory over prejudice?

KIM VOGEL SAWYER is a highly acclaimed, best selling author with more than one million books in print, in seven different languages. Her titles have earned numerous accolades including the ACFW Carol Award, the Inspirational Readers' Choice Award, and the Gayle Wilson Award of Excellence.