This is Where it Ends by Cindy K. Sproles

 This book touched me in several ways.  It really, really moved me and it causes you to think.  Minerva is a 94 year old widow, lonely and heartbroken.  It really will grab you till the end.  As Minerva tells her story, your heart will feel her pain by what she knows about her late husband and things she doesn't know, as well.  As she tries to keep her late husband's secret she discovers things she never knew about. It's a story of love and forgiveness and hope.  The story touched me and I felt all the feelings that Minerva told about.  Very good read.

I received a complimentary copy of this book from the publisher.  All thoughts are my own.

What Momma Left Behind by Cindy K. Sproles

Page 1 begins with drama!  And the drama never stops.  Worie Dressar is a 17 year old who finds herself in a unexpected parental role.  The story unfolds in 1877 in the Appalachian mountains.  Life was still very rough and rugged.  Worie's mother had been feeding children whose parents died of a fever that was raging in their area.  Kind of reminds you of the Covid days we are experiencing as well.

I loved how the character of Worie's language denotes the language of the mountain people, making it easy to visualize the time and place she was living in.  It's written in the first person of Worie, so a lot of the language in the book portrays this.

This is the second book that I have read from life in these mountains and the first book by this author.  I am certain I will be reading more.  The book is believable, and tragic.  A book that touches on the orphan trains that were also a part of that historical period. The heroine is a strong-willed young woman whose determination does not give up on what she decides to do. 

It is a book worth your time to read and will you feeling full of emotions.  Loved this book.

I received a copy of this book from Revell publishing.  All thoughts are my own.