For example, both books include a violent Hillman who attacks a librarian because he believes they are doing “the devil’s work.” Both Hillman are then trampled by a mule, go missing and are later found dead. Not only that, but there are many more similarities. Her book, The Giver of Stars, also tells a fictionalized version of the packhorse librarians that served the Kentucky Hills in the 1930s. Months after the release of Richardson’s book Jojo Moyes, the popular author known for such books as Me Before You, published a remarkably similar book. Unfortunately, it has also brought with it some controversy. Reviews of the book have been very positive–it spent 14 weeks on The New York Times Best Seller List and is listed on the bestseller lists of the Los Angeles Times and USA Today. The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek was published in May 2019 and tells the story of the packhorse librarians, a group of women that brought books to remote parts of the Kentucky Hills in the 1930s. For the Online Book Club ( find out more here!), we are currently reading The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson.
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