![]() ![]() “Lum is an engaging portrait of a village in the Virginia Blue Ridge during the Great Depression. Grab the paperback original or download the novel on your e-reader, select it for your book club, and get ready for a rip-roaring discussion.”-Hungry for Good Books Blog I read Lum from start to finish in one day and relished its fresh characters and take on history. ![]() Libby Ware writes with a charismatic Southern voice that will appeal to readers of Ron Rash, Lee Smith, and Wiley Cash. “Lum is a captivating novel about outsiders, race, a little-known part of our history, and the power of self-acceptance and resilience. Lum’s courageous journey toward independence makes her a heroine worth rooting for, and readers will find themselves missing her company after the final page turns.” Historical Novel Society “A treat for those who appreciate character-centered historical fiction. “…a startlingly good debut novel” -Atlanta Magazine ![]() Lum is a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award and for the Foreword Review’s INDIEFAB Award. Lum has been awarded the American Library Association’s 2016 Stonewall Book Award, being named one of the Barbara Gittings Literature Award Honor Books, in addition, Lum won a gold medal from the Independent Book Publishers. My novel, Lum, an historical novel taking place in Depression-era Virginia, will be published October 2015 by She Writes Press. ![]()
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