Rock Bottom, Tennessee

Written by Kimberly Nixon

Narrated by Dani Nelson

Life is hard for Ruby growing up in poverty on the wrong side of the mountain on her grandfather's farm where literally the sun didn’t shine. The Appalachian setting isn’t her friend as she searches for an easy life at the "tippy-top" with contentment and security. Two different men come into her life, one virtuous and the other rebellious. Ruby makes a series of bad decisions, causing her life to tumble into an unexpected outcome.

The Four Winds meets Blind Tiger in this tale during Prohibition Era Appalachian Tennessee, set in the early 1900s, where setting and mountain community become other characters of the story. Based on a real-life tale of the author’s grandmother, the reader gets immersed in Ruby’s choices as she searches for worthiness and belonging. Was the adventure worth the risk of losing her family? Will Ruby ever find what she is looking for?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Roots and Wings Press, LLC
• Release date: Oct 19, 2022
• ISBN: 9781957513102

Reviews for Rock Bottom, Tennessee

[pennifox · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

I invested way too much time for that ending. Disappointing!

[Lisa Keen Cobb · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

If I could give this 0 stars I would, I have read/ listened to hundreds of books this by far the worst. My first ever review...
Where do I begin? The main character is so unlikable to the point you start hoping bad things happen to her, she is selfish,a thief and a child abuser among so many other things but the author tries so hard to get you to root for her.
She has no redeeming qualities almost to the point that if you are from the hills of Appalachia (I am Appalachian born and raised in a holler) that it is overwhelming offensive. All the characters around her talk about how smart she is, while she is running around making some of the stupidest decisions I have ever heard.
SKIP THIS BOOK

[Dana Bare · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I really enjoyed the book. I don't think I've ever been so disappointed in a book characters choices, while also wanting to sympathize with them.