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More copies of this ISBNThe Jump-Off Creekby Molly Gloss
AwardsPEN/Faulkner Award Finalist and winner of the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Award.
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:William Kittredge called The Jump-Off Creek "a truly beautiful piece of American storytelling." The struggles of a widowed homesteader braving the austere and unsparing Blue Mountains contain "enough valor to make an ordinary life seem heroic" (Los Angeles Times). Told with Molly Gloss's unsentimental reserve, this novel is an inspiring reminder of a rich and uniquely American past. Review:"A powerful novel of struggle and loss." Dallas Morning News Review:"Every gritty line of the story rings true." Seattle Times Review:"Sometimes it seems that literature is an excellent medium for measuring intimacy; sometimes the white space and the black letters seem to gleefully record thedistances between us. The Jump-Off Creek, written by Molly Gloss in 1989 andreissued by Mariner, is about a woman, Lydia Sanderson, who homesteads alone in Washington state. The book is a prism of loneliness in the form of a novel." Susan Salter Reynolds Review:"As authentic as sand in one's shoes." Edward Hoagland About the AuthorMolly Gloss is the author of The Dazzle of the Day, a New York Times Notable Book, and The Jump-Off Creek, a finalist for the PEN/Faulkner Award. She teaches writing and literature of the American West at Portland State University and lives in Portland, Oregon. Wild Life, her third novel, is the winner of the James Tiptree Award for literary fantasy. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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