The Girl on the Mountain (Mountain Women Series Book 1)

ISBN: 1479245526

Author: Ervin, Carol

Condition: New

A Compelling Family Saga:A pretty new woman in a small town gets a lot of attention, especially the wife of a murderer fleeing the law. Especially when some people believe she wasnt even married.Shes May Rose Long, and shes only 19, without friends or family because her husband kept her isolated in a remote cabin. She flees her home with no resources but her pet sow, a litter of pigs, and the unwanted attachment of a homeless girl. But in the company-owned town where she seeks a new beginning, shes slandered as the girl on the mountain, rumored to have done shocking things.In spite of the rumors, shes a strong, honorable young woman, and she needs respectable work. But it's 1899, and a woman alone has few options. Her beauty attracts improper offers while the rumors keep proper help away. She must earn the friendship of helpful people and protect the homeless girl, who has troubles of her own. Others in town need protection too, like the girls mother, and the abused and neglected children of a widower.The company doctor wants to help, but hes married, and his interest is personal. The company manager offers work, but his concern for May Rose may not be proper. Theres also Suzie, operator of the brothel, whod gladly employ both her and the girl. As May Rose struggles to earn her keep, an accident leaves the town in desperate straits, and the community must work together to overcome their hardships. Then, just as she begins to think of love again, secrets of the past emerge that propel her toward a new fate.The story of May Rose and Wanda is the first book in the Mountain Women Series, a family saga of the adventures, struggles, triumphs and friendships of women in a small West Virginia town in the early 1900s. Its an emotionally gripping and powerful page-turner.If you love historical fiction with strong heroines and heart-stopping twists, this novel is for you!Readers are captivated by Carol Ervin's The Girl on the Mountain:?????????? "Carol Ervin captures the triumphs, tribulations, and feel of the late 1800s perfectly in The Girl on the Mountain. Life at this time was real rough for women, and the same holds true as May Rose Long must contend with company hardliners and brothels while caring for herself and a young girl. This novel is heartfelt and powerful and I look forward to seeing where Ervin goes with it next!" - Goodreads Reviewer?????????? "Captivating, compelling...and a whole lot of other "C" words come to mind, like: "Couldn't" put it down. Carol Ervin's writing is subtle and strong, the setting is powerfully portrayed without getting in the way, there's an undercurrent of dread that creeps along..." - Goodreads Reviewer?????????? "...If you ever feel nostalgic for the good old days, if you long for simpler times, the kind Ervin evokes with sounds of leaf whisper and high cricket drone and hawks making lazy circles in the sky, and if you think this was the clean time, when the earth did not tremble with far-off crash of trees, and passing trains did not smother the air, read on." - Goodreads Reviewer????? Story of a strong woman. Helping others. Adventures in a mountain town The bond between the characters. Well written. Never lost interest in the story. Looking forward to reading other books in this series. -Goodreads Reviewer????? I love historical fiction and this one is at the top of my list. So much historical detail which makes you feel you are inside of the story living it with the characters. Had to get the next 2 in the series of 8. -Goodreads Reviewer