BOOK BY: Ann H. Gabhart
Along a Storied Trail is a lovely story about the Kentucky Packhorse Librarians during the Depression, who travelled through mountain passes to bring books to family to read.
The author does a fantastic job in creating the setting for readers. It’s easy to picture the challenging trails Tansy Calhoun has to navigate with her horse. Nature is beautiful, but deadly in those parts. I could almost picture the tide of the creek in a rainstorm that washed a building away.
There are two parallel love stories that take place, which are sweetly resolved in the end. There are plenty of characters with lively Kentucky dialogue to pepper the pages. Each character has his/her own struggles and it’s satisfying to watch each one work through them until the end.
The cover is beautiful! And much like I imagine the trail would have been like for Tansy to travel.
I received a copy from the publisher through NetGalley. All opinions expressed are my own.