Mountain Folk
By John Hood Published: 2021 by Nancy Roberts and Carlisle Cooper About a year back, I was looking for some ideas for a book as a gift for a young girl on my Santa list. I found "Mountain Folk," and knew it would be something I'd enjoy, and thought maybe she would as well. She read it immediately and enjoyed it. Not long ago I asked her if she'd care to do a joint review of a book in this column, and she chose this one. I read it, and for that, I thank this young reader - an excellent suggestion! To set the stage, the book is a splendid mix of history and fantasy, and the writer moves from one to the other so seamlessly you happily accept that such historic figures as Daniel Boone, George Washington, Peter Muhlenberg and John Skenandoa (aka Shenandoah) were able to see the fairy folk that populate their realm, and interact with them. The folk can cross The Shimmer (the wall between the worlds) into The Blur (their name for our world), and spend their time protecting u...
