Sadie's Diaries: A story of Heartbreak, Resilience, & Triumph Paperback – June 4, 2023

This book is based on 40 years of Sarah Eliza VanPelt Summers' transcribed diaries and letters which outline her life from the late nineteenth century to the 1930's. Sadie (as she was know to most) was a woman living in a small town in the Appalachian Mountains of Southwestern Virginia. Brought up by childless relatives, Sadie matures from a teen at Plumer Memorial Female College into a remarkable woman exhibiting both resourcefulness and resilience.Readers who appreciate tales of strong women, or of Appalachian life, and anyone in the four-state area near Southwestern Virginia will enjoy this story. It questions the typical idea of Appalachian lifestyle in the early twentieth century, and challenges the generally accepted concepts of what women of that time period could accomplish.There are two versions of this book. In this one, photos and print appear brighter and sharper because it is printed on premium paper. Read more