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Title: CREEKER: A WOMAN'S JOURNEY
Publisher: Lexington University Press of Kentucky c1999.
Publication Date: 1999
Language: English
ISBN 10: 081312123X
ISBN 13: 9780813121239
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: 1st Edition
Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
Signed: Signed by Author(s)

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A memoir of growing up in the mountains of eastern Kentucky. The story of an educated and cultured American woman who came of age in Appalachia and remains honest about and proud of her mountain heritage. It describes an Appalachia of complexity and beauty rarely revealed to outsiders.

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I keep buying copies of Creeker to give to all my favorite people - what a warm, smart, funny, and enlightening book it is. An unusual combination of fierce intelligence, unstinting honesty, and engaging narrative voice makes this a standout memoir. - Lee Smith ""One of the finest autobiographies ever written by a native Kentuckian.... Breaks down stereotypes by honestly portraying what life was like, as only an insider can."" - Lexington Herald-Leader ""Her great gift is to render in absolutely limpid fashion what growing up in Appalachia meant, without a trace of sentimentality.... DeRosier's robust language and mordant humor never flag, and she allows us to see and to hear the Appalachian child in the fifty-something psychology professor from Montana."" - Booklist

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