The quare women : $b A story of the Kentucky mountains

"The Quare Women: A Story of the Kentucky Mountains" by Lucy S. Furman is a tale from the early 1900s. Set in the Kentucky mountains, the story follows a group of women. These women change the lives of the people who live there. Aunt Ailsie Pridemore is very interested in the new women. She is interested in their unfamiliar ways. These ways challenge the culture she is used to. Aunt Ailsie hears about the women. The people in her community call them "quare women" and describe them as peculiar but friendly. Intrigued, she desires to understand them better. She enjoys watching the women cook and sew. Aunt Ailsie is very interested in the personalities and ideas of the women. The story also shows problems in the community between Aunt Ailsie's grandson Fult and his rival Darcy Kent. The novel explores traditional ways, change, and potential harmony in the region.