A buttermilk sky is full of little fluffy clouds and for Mazy, it's full of happy thoughts. Mazy is from the hills of Kentucky, but at the time of the book is living in Lexington going to secretarial school. She wants more from life than her small town life can give her.
Buttermilk Sky is one of the Troublesome Creek novels by Jan Watson. She describes a quiet town with people who want to live quiet lives. That quiet life never seems to happen--back in Skip Rock Shallows, the sheriff Chanis Clay has to deal with an ornery Mrs Evers in trying to take care of her husband, Oney. Oney has diabetes and there isn't much known about the disease in the early 1900's--it's commonly called "the sugar" and it's completely misunderstood. Mazy's life in Lexington isn't very quiet either; with four other boarders living with her in the boarding house, there is always something brewing for fun and entertainment.
Jan Watson has a way with words that gives the reader a sense of an enjoyable afternoon talking with friends over a glass of iced tea. This story moves along at a languid pace with a few bits of excitement thrown in to keep the reader awake. I enjoyed the book, but didn't LOVE it. Even though it is part of a series, I didn't feel lost trying to find my way through the plot--there is enough information for it to stand alone. The characters are exactly whom Jan has written them to be: some lovable, some tolerable, and some not so much. True emotions work their way through these characters in realistic situations and make the book an exquisitely likable read. Four strong stars.
The galley of this book was provided for me through Tyndale House in exchange for my honest review. I was not compensated in any way for my review.
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