Gap Creek {Oprah book of the month} [Abridged]

by Robert Morgan

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An Oprah's Book Club Selection An unflinching tale of turn-of-the-century Appalachian life, Gap Creek chronicles the challenging first year in the marriage of Julie Harmon and Hank Richards. After losing both her father and brother before turning 17, Julie faces fire, flood, grifters, sickness, and starvation with grim determination and remarkable stamina. By capturing the earthy details of rural life, including raw, riveting accounts of everything from hog slaughtering to childbirth, Robert show more Morgan weaves the human and the heroic that coexist in every individual. show less

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Acclaimed author of best-seller "Gap Creek". (Bowker Author Biography)

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Forbes, Kate (Narrator)

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Canonical title
Gap Creek {Oprah book of the month} [Abridged]
Disambiguation notice
This is the abridged version.
ISBN: 9781565113879
ISBN-10: 156511387X
Abridged: Yes. Do not combine

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General Fiction, Historical Fiction
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813.54Literature & rhetoricAmerican literature in EnglishAmerican fiction in English1900-19991945-1999
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BF632.5 .H87Philosophy, Psychology and ReligionPsychologyPsychologyWill. Volition. Choice. Control
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