The Word Dancer: An Appalachian Tale by Stephanie Edwards

The Word Dancer: An Appalachian Tale by Stephanie Edwards

Maribelle Saunders leaves her comfortable life in Nashville for a rough existence in 1960s Appalachia. Her dream is to teach deaf children American Sign Language (ASL) as well as how to read and write, helping them communicate with their families and prepare for school.

She doesn't expect to fall head over heels for Sam, the kind mechanic, or that Jeremy, the town preacher, will become obsessed with her. As she fights to find her place in the small mountain community, she faces the challenges of being a new teacher, the townspeople's skepticism, and the deadly fallout from an unrequited love.

Will she survive?

“…THE WORD DANCER, with all its colors of humanity, tells a story of the heartwarming, the mysterious, suspenseful, and the romantic, and sings its tune of hope and healing through the harshest of realities we would expect from a Southern narrative where culture and tradition run deep.” Five Star Reader Review