June 9, 2025

The Girl on the Mountain

Author: Carol Ervin
Amazon Rating: 4.3
Genre: Historical Fiction
Price: $3.99   $0.99 (Price may have changed. Last verified on 6/9)

It’s 1899, and a woman alone has few good options.

An abandoned young wife and a homeless girl team up to survive in a remote sawmill town in the Allegheny Mountains. The young woman’s name is May Rose Long, but in the town where she seeks refuge, she’s slandered as “the girl on the mountain.” With no money and no resources other than her pet sow’s litter of pigs, she must find safe shelter and respectable work.

The company doctor wants to help, but he’s married, and his interest is personal. The company manager offers work, but his concern for May Rose may not be proper. Then there’s Suzie, operator of the brothel, who’d gladly welcome both her and the girl. As May Rose struggles to earn her keep, her troubles seem planned by someone else.

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