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Once These Hills
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Diane Barnes
Jul 14, 2025 rated it really liked it
This is another excellent first novel by an Appalachian author who knows the people and places he writes about. It's fast paced, full of mountain lore and strong mountain women. It's just a damn shame it's not more widely available. It is on Kindle for $5.99, which isn't an outrageous price, but my library didn't have a copy so I had to resort to interlibrary loan. It took a while to come in, but was worth the wait. I won't elaborate on the plot, but suffice it to say that it is a worthy additio ...more
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