The Jump-Off Creek: A PEN/Faulkner Finalist – A Modern Western Classic of Survival in the American West

The Jump-Off Creek: A PEN/Faulkner Finalist – A Modern Western Classic of Survival in the American West

<DIV>A reading group favorite, <I>The Jump-Off Creek</I> 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” (<I>Seattle Times</I>) as Molly Gloss delivers an authentic and moving portrait of the American West. “A powerful novel of struggle and loss” (<I>Dallas Morning News</I>), <I>The Jump-Off Creek</I> gives readers an intimate look at the hardships of frontier life and a courageous woman determined to survive.</DIV>