Hymns of Blue Hollow: A 1940s Southern Appalachian Historical Romance and Family Saga

Hymns of Blue Hollow by Kemma MarShall (Author) Format: Paperback 4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars (2,190) 4.4 on Goodreads 1,525 ratings Book 1 of 5: Hymns of Blue Hollow See all languages and editions Rich. Gritty. Soulful. Unlike any Southern novel you’ve ever read. “God Tier Book!!!” — Five-Star Reader Review In the Appalachian hills of 1941 Tennessee, where moonshining is a way of life, Esther Primm knows the rules. Keep your head down. Survive and want nothing. Trust no one. She has lived by them her entire life. But there is one thing she has never survived. Being seen. When her world is swept away, Esther finds herself in a place she was always warned never to go. There, she finds a secluded estate and Clarissa Johnson, an older Black woman who has spent a lifetime staying on her side of the fence. And Ian Huggler, a brooding German widower carrying a grief he can’t speak of, who looks at Esther in a way no one ever has. But the life Esther escaped isn’t finished with her. An obsessed preacher believes she still belongs to him, hiding his darkness behind Sunday sermons, while the local sheriff watches everything and says nothing. Each of them is hiding something. And in Blue Hollows, secrets don’t stay buried. They come for you. Lyrical, gritty, and devastatingly beautiful with an unexpected sharp wit, this Southern historical romance is written in the tradition of writers such as Delia Owens and Kathryn Stockett. For readers of The Calamity Club, The Giver of Stars, Bible of Blackwater County, and The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek. A book club favorite, Hymns of Blue Hollow can be enjoyed as a standalone or experienced as part of the ongoing series.