Not one to let being banged up in Sick Bay stop her, Max has had a brilliant idea. But she needs Markham to execute it on her behalf. The subject of this cunning plan is Peterson, struggling with another bereavement and not doing very well. What's needed to get him through it is sympathy, sensitivit
The Jump-Off Creek
โ Scribed by Molly Gloss
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt;Mariner Books
- Year
- 1998
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 174 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 0395925010
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
A reading group favorite, The Jump-Off Creek is the unforgettable story of widowed homesteader Lydia Sanderson and her struggles to settle in the mountains of Oregon in the 1890s. "Every gritty line of the story rings true" (Seattle Times) as Molly Gloss delivers an authentic and moving portrait of the American West. "A powerful novel of struggle and loss" (Dallas Morning News), The Jump-Off Creek gives readers an intimate look at the hardships of frontier life and a courageous woman determined to survive.
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