I’m writing this review differently than I usually write. It will be much shorter, but I hope that will entice you to read the book.

In one week our protagonist goes from being settled in her own rooms to homeless, from being a respected teacher to having no job, from single to married and living in a place she didn’t know existed.

The setting is a small cabin in a holler nestled in the mountains of Eastern Kentucky in the early 1900’s. Life is joyous and difficult at the same time. School is something people have dreamed of having, but a teacher can be hard to find. A one-room schoolhouse is built and the missionary-pastor sets about finding a teacher/wife. In one week that is accomplished and the story begins…

The characters include a mountain waif whose mother died, the missionary pastor showing and sharing God with the people of a backwoods holler, and the teacher/wife (a woman of excellence in many ways) who ties it all together. The author does an excellent job of expertly weaving the lives of her characters together.

This book will be excellent reading on a hot, lazy summer day. I loved it and I know you will, too.

Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free directly from Revel/Baker Publishing Group. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR requirements, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”