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The Saints of Swallow Hill by Donna Everhart

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shirleytupperfreeman's review

Swallow Hill, NC is a turpentine camp where folks down on their luck head to try and make a living tapping trees to make turpentine. Who knew? Everhart tells the story of Del Reese, a young man searching for himself and moving from job to job while entertaining multiple women and Rae Lynn, a young widow who disguises herself as a man to get out of town and go work in the camp. Del, 'Ray' and their friend Cornelia, are the 'saints' of Swallow Hill as they confront, and escape, the evil and complacency of the men who run the camp.

tanya_countrygalreads's review

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3.0

3.75/5

mercedesfricks's review

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adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced

4.0

A great read! Especially love it being on kindle unlimited! I deducted the 5th star because there were many “cry worthy” moments in this book that didn’t really hit me as the author may have intended. I enjoyed the story, really liked the characters, and found the time period very unique!

amandak87's review

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adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

socorrobaptista's review

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emotional inspiring tense medium-paced

4.5

Uma bela história de amor, amizade, e superação, marcada por muita dor e angústia, e um toque de sobrenatural/ realismo mágico que causa um plot twist que vai justamente permitir o encontro dos protagonistas. Muito bom.

towering_tbr's review

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4.0

The Saints of Swallow Hill focuses on two people working at the same turpentine camp during the Great Depression. The first perspective is Del Reese who is a single man who treats "negros" with respect and draws the ire from his racist boss. The second perspective is from a young woman named Rae Lynn who goes into the camp pretending to be a man. They strike up a friendship and we follow what happens afterward. The treatment of these desperate people during The Great Depression was awful and most likely illegal. This was incredibly eye-opening. I gave the story 4 stars because while I enjoyed most of it, I felt the ending was a bit saccharine. I was given this as an advanced audiobook copy by Netgalley for my honest review. The book is released today, January 25th, 2022.