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catwoman2
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Posted 5:44 pm, 04/24/2011
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john foster west. time was, tom dula, this proud land, summer people, home to zion, a few others. john foster west was a teacher at asu and his books are about areas around here.
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peggyharless
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Posted 12:10 pm, 04/13/2011
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I am reading GRATITUDE FOR SHOES Grosing up poor in the Smokies by Cleo Hicks Williams . It is a very good book about growing up back in the mountains back in the 40's and 50's. Mountain language is used quite a bit and she tells what the words mean. It brings back a lot of memories of how it was when I was growing up in the mountains, You can find it on Ebay or Amazon.
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LizGoodman81
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Posted 9:07 am, 01/31/2011
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Oh yeah I'm not even remotely religious and even I found "The Shack" a good read. I considered it an inspiring work of fiction, but still really enjoyed it and would reccomend it.
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ILUVTULIPS
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Posted 7:05 pm, 01/30/2011
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Try books by Sandra Brown or Debbie MacComber -- please forgive if I spelled her name wrong
Ive read tons of these there awesome writers
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Onevoice
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Posted 9:35 pm, 01/18/2011
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Thanks, I have read some of the "Mitford" series and "Where The Lillies Bloom". I read other kinds of books too. "The Shack" was very interesting. I read some John Grisham books but I can not get into reading them for some reason now. My moods change and my book types change. The one I am reading now is called "Swan Place" by Augusta Trobaugh. It is starting out pretty interesting.
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Onevoice
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Posted 9:35 pm, 01/18/2011
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Thanks, I have read some of the "Mitford" series and "Where The Lillies Bloom". I read other kinds of books too. "The Shack" was very interesting. I read some John Grisham books but I can not get into reading them for some reason now. My moods change and my book types change. The one I am reading now is called "Swan Place" by Augusta Trobaugh. It is starting out pretty interesting.
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smalltownman
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Posted 6:23 pm, 01/17/2011
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The "Mitford" series by Jan Karon. This started as a weekly installment in the Blowing Rock newspaper.
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CCCombs
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Posted 6:09 pm, 01/14/2011
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Where The Lillies Bloom. Thats a classic mountain novel.
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Slayer
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Posted 9:45 am, 01/14/2011
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Well, I'm not sure if you like tales of the supernatural (not exactly mountain setting but it takes place in the Carolinas) my friend Cher Lambeth wrote a book called "Haunted Theaters of the Carolinas" talking about her 'ghost hunts' in many famous theaters.
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Emmy08
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Posted 11:49 pm, 01/13/2011
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Not really a mountain setting, but it does have dialect with some of the people in the book
To kill a mockingbird....I love this book and the movie is good too.
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1goddess
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Posted 7:06 pm, 01/13/2011
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These are older books...but try the Christy series...they are really good by Catherine Marshall
Also, try Sharyn McCrumb...She Walks These Hills, The Rosewood Casket, Ballad of Frankie Silver, based on a true accounts I believe. The SongCatcher...The Hangmans Beautiful Daughter,
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RJspetkitten
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Posted 3:41 pm, 01/13/2011
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Try " A Girl of the Limberlost" by Gene Stratton Porter - takes place in a swamp. Read it when I was much younger & loved it :)
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onevoice
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Posted 2:17 pm, 01/13/2011
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I like books that have a mountain or country setting with the dialect to go along with the setting. Can be either adult or young adult. Preferrably not over 500 pages.
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