Gap Creek: A Novel - Softcover

Morgan, Robert

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0743203631 ISBN 13: 9780743203630

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd, 2000

Synopsis

The National Bestseller A "New York Times" Notable Book There is a most unusual woman living in Gap Creek. Julie Harmon works hard, "hard as a man" they say, so hard that at times she's not sure she can stop. People depend on her. She is just a teenager when her brother dies in her arms. The following year, she marries Hank and moves down into the valley. Julie and Hank discover that the modern world is complex, grinding ever on without pause or concern for their hard work. To survive, they must find out whether love can keep chaos and madness at bay. With Julie, Robert Morgan has brought to life one of the most memorable women in modern American literature with the skill that led Fred Chappell to say ""Gap Creek" is the work of a master."

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Review:

"The New York Times Book Review" At their finest, his stripped-down and almost primitive sentences burn with the raw, lonesome pathos of Hank William's best songs.

From the Back Cover:

At the end of the nineteenth century a most unusual woman lives in Gap Creek, isolated in the Appalachian high country. Julie Harmon works hard, ‘hard as a man’, they say. So hard that at times she’s not sure if she can stop. People depend on her. They need her to cut the wood, to slaughter the hogs. To nurse the dying. She is just a teenager when her brother dies in her arms, the same year that she marries Hank and moves down into the valley. And in the first year of their marriage, Julie and Hand discover that the modern world is more complex than they could have imagined, and to survive they must find out whether love can keep chaos and madness at bay.

With great dignity and clarity, award-winning novelist Robert Morgan proves again his ability to create unforgettable heroines. In Gap Creek he writes with great feeling – but no sentimentality – about a way of life a world away from ours.

About this edition

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0743203631
• ISBN 13: 9780743203630
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 326