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A New York Times Bestseller & Oprah's Book Club Pick

A New York Times Bestseller & Oprah's Book Club Pick Young Julie Harmon works "hard as a man," they say, so hard that at times she's not sure she can stop. People depend on her to slaughter the hogs and nurse the dying. People are weak, and there is so much to do. At just seventeen... Read Full Overview

A "New York Times" Bestseller & Oprah's Book Club PickYoung Julie Harmon works hard as a man, they say, so hard that at times she s not sure she can stop. People depend on her to slaughter the hogs and nurse the dying. People are weak, and there is so much to do. At just seventeen... Read Full Overview

During their first year of marriage, Julie Harmon and Hank Richards move to Gap Creek, South Carolina, where a flood that nearly kills them tests the endurance of their relationship.

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This New York Times bestseller and Oprah's Book Club( selection takes readers back in time to 19th century Appalachia where 17-year-old Julie Harmon and her husband, Hank, scratch out a living, sustaining themselves on hard work and relying on love to keep chaos and madness at... Read Full Overview

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,... Read Full Overview

Julie Harmon is a most unusual woman. She works hard as a man they say, so hard that at times she's not sure she can stop. Her neighbors in Gap Creek depend on her. People are weak, and someone has to slaughter the hogs and nurse the dying. Just a teenager when her little brother... Read Full Overview