The House That Built Me

A True Story of a Large Family’s Survival, Growing Up in the Appalachian Mountains

by Nina L. Cornett Gosser


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Softcover
$16.99
Hardcover
$39.99
Softcover
$16.99

Book Details

Language : English
Publication Date : 1/31/2025

Format : Softcover
Dimensions : 5.5x8.5
Page Count : 150
ISBN : 9798385043262
Format : Hardcover
Dimensions : 5.5x8.5
Page Count : 150
ISBN : 9798385043286

About the Book

Eastern Kentucky was author Nina L. Cornett Gosser’s home for almost the first eleven years of her life. That was long enough for the beautiful mountains to have built her. The mountains are in her blood and will be who she is for the rest of her life. In The House That Built Me, Gosser shares the story of the journey that made her who she is today and brought her to this time and place. In this memoir, she narrates the history of her large, poor family and how they found the love, safety, and comfort the Appalachian Mountains offered. This family’s story illustrates how survival and thriving are possible with the power of a strong mother, hard work, and, most of all, the power of God. The House That Built Me harkens back to when times were simple but hard, chronicling the story of a single mother raising twelve children with no income source in an extremely harsh environment.


About the Author

Nina L. Cornett Gosser lived in Southeastern Kentucky, Harlan County, for nearly eleven years before moving to Indianapolis, Indiana. She’s worked in the medical field for more than thirty-five years. Gosser has been an EMT; was certified as an administrator in physician practice manager; certified as an executive physician management administrator; and managed the practice operations for a large medical group, as well as operations for multiple specialty offices. She’s now retired.