In 1933 Louisville, Kentucky, even the ongoing economic depression cannot keep Piper Danson's parents from insisting on a debut party. After all, their fortune came through the market crash intact, and they've picked out the perfect suitor for their daughter. Braxton Crandall can give her the kind of life she's used to. The only problem? This is not the man--or the life--she really wants.
When Piper gets the opportunity to volunteer as a horseback Frontier Nursing courier in the Appalachian Mountains for the summer, she jumps at the chance to be something other than a dutiful daughter or a kept wife in a loveless marriage. The work is taxing, the scenery jaw-droppingly gorgeous, and the people she meets along the way open up a whole new world to her. The longer she stays, the more an advantageous marriage slips from her grasp. But something much more precious--true love--is drawing ever closer.
Bestselling author Ann H. Gabhart invites you into the storied hills of Eastern Kentucky to discover what happens when one intrepid young woman steps away from the restrictive past into a beautiful, wide-open future.
My Thoughts
“An Appalachian Summer” was well written and kept me wanting to read. The Frontier Nursing Service that sent nurse midwives and couriers up into the Appalachian Mountains was an interesting subject. It makes me want to learn more about the program. I really liked Piper and Jamie and spending time with them. It wasn’t a traditional romance since we didn’t see them fall in love, them having reached that conclusion already on their own. The biblical faith thread was nicely done and woven through the story. I look forward to reading more books set in the Appalachian Mountains and others written by Ann H. Gabhart
About the Author
Ann H. Gabhart caught the writing bug at the age of ten and has been writing ever since. An award winning author, she's published many books for both adults and young adults. Her books cover several genres from historical to small town family stories to cozy mysteries (mysteries published with author name A.H. Gabhart). Her ideas are sparked by events in Kentucky history and by experiences in her own family. Her first Shaker novel, The Outsider, was a finalist for the ECPA Christian Fiction Book of the Year. Love Comes Home won the Selah Book of the Year award, and These Healing Hills was the Faith, Hope & Love Readers' Choice Women's Fiction Book of the Year.Ann lives on a Kentucky farm not far from where she was born. She and her husband have three children and nine grandchildren. Ann enjoys hiking on her farm with her grandkids and her dogs, Frankie and Marley. See more about her books at www.annhgabhart.com or join the conversation on her Facebook page, www.facebook.com/anngabhart.
"An Appalachian Summer" is available in paperback:
- Paperback: 368 pages
- Publisher: Revell; 6/1 edition (June 30, 2020)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0800729285
- ISBN-13: 978-0800729288
- Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.9 x 8.5 inches
and in Kindle edition:
- File Size: 6699 KB
- Print Length: 360 pages
- Page Numbers Source ISBN: 0800738608
- Publisher: Revell (June 30, 2020)
- Publication Date: June 30, 2020
- Sold by: Amazon.com Services LLC
- Language: English
- ASIN: B0821NQ5HB
I got a free copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own and given voluntarily. No compensation was received for my review.
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