Blurb:
The beloved Elemental Masters series moves to America for the
first time in a rich retelling of The Queen of the Copper Mountain, set against
the backdrop of Tennessee coal country.
Anna May Jones is the daughter of a coal miner.
When her father succumbs to Black Lung, the coal company wastes no time in
turning the family out of their home. In desperation, Anna May's mother sends
her to live with her Aunt Jinny, a witchy-woman and an Elemental Master, in a
holler outside of Ducktown.
As she settles into her new life, Anna May finds
herself falling for a stonemason with such a talent for stonecarving that
people come all the way from Memphis to commission statues and tombstones from
him. But he's not content with his current skill—he wants to learn to carve
stone so well it looks real.
When the stonemason disappears on a quest to
fulfill his ambition, it is up to Anna May to follow and find him, armed with
the new abilities Aunt Jinny has taught her. To save the man she loves, Anna
May must journey into the mountain—and confront the horrors that lurk in the
darkness of the mine
My
review:
What if? I imagine the author listening to the Dolly Parton
song Jolene and saying what if and coming up with this incredible story. This
tale takes us to a place and time I’d not gone before; the mining towns of the
1890’s. Life is hard and the income divide is cruel. Anna May and her Aunt
Jinny are fascinating and strong each in their own way. I was pulled into this
story and got lost in it from the fabulous cover through the very last page.
Though this is a part of a series it can be read standalone. I loved it.
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1 comment:
Hi Donna! I love most romance subgenres, sci-fi/fantasy and suspense. I cannot do horror or zombies of any kind.
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