All the Forgivenesses

by Elizabeth Hardinger

Book Overview

Set in Appalachia and the Midwest at the turn of the twentieth century and inspired by the author's family lore, this exquisite novel paints an intimately rendered portrait of one resilient farm family's challenges and hard-won triumphs--helmed by an unforgettable heroine.

Growing up on their hardscrabble farm in rural Kentucky, fifteen-year-old Albertina "Bertie" Winslow has learned a lot from her mama, Polly. She knows...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1496720458
• ISBN13: 9781496720450
• Release Date: September 2020
• Publisher: John Scognamiglio Book
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.4" x 8.1"

Customer Reviews

An Interesting Read

I was quite impressed with this book! The story was well written with interesting characters set in an Era where Life was changing rapidly & people had a hard time accepting it all. This family in particular had it rough living in the mountains of Kentucky where Isolation also played a major role along with a rather dysfunctional family situation. I will admit that the plot was very subtlety expressed & in the dialect of the time & place which made it a bit hard to follow. However this also created a mysterious quality that kept the pages turning!

Loved this book!

Started off a little slow- then started picking up to where I could hardly put it down. Very good story.

Still thinking about this story.

I listened to the audio version. The reader did such an excellent job with the “backwoods” English. So much wisdom, heartache, hurt, love. Hard to see it end. I hope the author writes another book.