Worie Dressar is 17 years old when influenza and typhoid ravage her Appalachian Mountain community in 1877, leaving behind a growing number of orphaned children with no way to care for themselves. Worie’s mother has been secretly feeding a number of these little ones on Sourwood Mountain. But when she dies suddenly, Worie is left to figure out why and how she was caring for them.
Plagued with two good-for-nothing brothers–one greedy and the other a drunkard–Worie fights to save her home and the orphaned children now in her begrudging care. Along the way, she will discover the beauty of unconditional love and the power of forgiveness as she cares for all of Momma’s children.
Storyteller and popular speaker Cindy K. Sproles pens a tender novel full of sacrifice, heartache, and courage in the face of overwhelming obstacles.
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Summary
From: Cheryl Wells
Book Title: What Momma Left Behind
Book Author: Cindy K. Sproles
What do you like about this book:
The book tugs at your heartstrings, describing characters searching out faith and trust in God in the midst of hard family truths and rough times in the historical Appalachian Mountains.
Your ratings of the level of sex, violence, language and drug/alcohol use on a scale of 1-5.
Sex:1
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Drug/Alcohol use:2