A review by mosso
Hill Women: Finding Family and a Way Forward in the Appalachian Mountains by Cassie Chambers

4.0

This book offered me more than I expected going in. Instead of talking about Appalachia broadly, she mostly focused on stories from her life. It made me cry almost daily on the way to work. I feel like she demonstrates great praxis for those who leave their community to gain skills but return to utilize those skills.

Towards the end, the book politically fell flat, closing with the notion that there are more rural Kentucky democrats than we think/some people who voted for Trump no longer like him. As a memoir, however, I really like the book.