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Gap Creek (Oprah's Book Club)
Gap Creek (Oprah's Book Club) | Robert Morgan
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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 she marries and moves down into the valley of Gap Creek, where perhaps life will be better.But Julie and Hank's new life in the valley, in the last years of the nineteenth century, is more complicated than the couple ever imagined. Sometimes it's hard to tell what to fear most--the fires and floods or the flesh-and-blood grifters, drunks, and busybodies who insinuate themselves into their new life. To survive, they must find out whether love can keep chaos and madness at bay. Their struggles with nature, with work, with the changing century, and with the disappointments and triumphs of their union make Gap Creek a timeless story of a marriage.
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TheBookgeekFrau
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Eggs Great cover 👏🏻👏🏻 2w
Deblovestoread I loved this book! 2w
TheBookgeekFrau @Deblovestoread Me too! It's such a testament to a strong partnership 2w
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RavenclawOwlCat
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4/5 ⭐️ a really good tale about a girl from the mountains and all the struggles she endures. My favorite parts were reading about when she cooked!

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“Lord, for what we are about to receive make us truly thankful, and for the struggles of this life make us strong and worthy, and for the beauties of the world make us humble and grateful.” -Hank‘s prayer

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Blueberry
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 📚👌🏻📚 2y
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Over 20 years old now, and I‘d never read this. Lyrically written portrait of an imagined life in the Southern Appalachians in the early 1900s. I kept thinking about all the stories my mother told me about my great-grandmother, and wish she‘d written them down.

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Deblovestoread
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JoScho Thanks for playing 🖤☺️ 4y
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countrychckn
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Overall good book. Simply written with loveable characters.

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What did those of you who read this think of it?

Janmah I read it a long time ago and remember nothing good or bad about it. It didn‘t leave any impression on me. 6y
TheWordJar I also read it a long time ago, but I do remember liking it, especially the main character (Julie?). It wasn‘t the type of book I normally read, so I remember being pleased that it was pretty good. 6y
toofondofbooks Long ago read for me too, but I remember liking it. 6y
RebL I read it when I was going through a Southern Gothic phase, so I probably loved it. 6y
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quietlycuriouskate Wise Mama! 6y
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Crazeedi
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Next up #25inFive
Finished!!! This was very good. Ended abruptly but I guess there's a sequel I didn't know about. I will be looking for it.
Day 4 5 hrs!

Andrew65 👍 6y
Wife Welcome to Litsy!🌹 6y
StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego Welcome to Litsy 🖐😁 6y
Crazeedi @Wife hi there! 6y
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Kangaj1
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This is my #bookhaul from date night last night. Walked by the lake at sunset and then went to a bookstore. I also received my next #covertocover book that same day.

Suet624 Great book selection! 7y
tpixie Great date! Great #bookhaul! On top of everything else, I'm trying to read all of Chris Bohjalian's books this year. Only 3 read so far! #bohjalian2017

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Kangaj1 @tpixie Me too, though not necessarily all this year! I read my first two this year and loved them! 7y
tpixie @Kangaj1 I probably won't make it this year either, but at least make a dent ! 7y
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Years ago (years before Kindles!), I was stuck somewhere and this was the only book at my disposal, when all I wanted to do was catch up on Harry Potter. I remember thinking, "Ugh! Early century Appalachia...Not my bag!" I was so wrong. One of the most satisfying reads I've had. I remember just feeling for and loving Julie Harmon Richards, the MC. If you haven't read it, I'd highly recommend it! #ruralsetting #aprilbookshowers

Reecaspieces I agree...great read! 7y
minkyb Great story! 7y
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intothehallofbooks
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I could talk about Gap Creek for days: Julie Harmon as a character study, working "hard as a man" in Appalachia + about setting as character. I've read this brilliant piece of Americana a million times + will reread it until I die.

Here are a few #alltimefavebooks: it's so hard to make a small stack. I love so many! (Hard prompt, but fun!)

> Have you read any of these? Did you like them?

#augustphotochallenge #bookphotochallenge #augustofpages

Ehbooklover Station Eleven was one of my fave reads last year. Loved it! 8y
thec0zy Ooh! Son of Shadows is coming up on my tbr shelf! What makes it one of your faves? 8y
intothehallofbooks @thec0zy The Sevenwaters Series is FANTASTIC. Juliet M writes strong female heroines that I love. In this book, Bran's story is amazing. But no spoilers here. Uh-mazing, this book. Love love love. 8y
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intothehallofbooks @thec0zy I also love Liadan's journey here bc she is Sorcha's daughter (not a spoiler). There isn't enough room to talk about all I love! I can't wait for you to read. I want to reread, GAHHH. 8y
thec0zy @intothehallofbooks I'm looking forward to it! I read Daughter of the Forest and liked it so much more than I thought it would. It was breathtakingly beautiful!! 8y
TheSpinecrackersBookClub Really love photo. 8y
Foragingfantasy I have Gap Creek, picked up at a bag sale. Now I'm excited to read it. 8y
Otherworld_Library Son of the Shadows is one of my favs as well! 8y
intothehallofbooks @Foragingfantasy Yay! That's great! I hope you enjoy it when you pick it up. There is so much in the story. I find new things to love every time I read it. 8y
intothehallofbooks @Otherworld_Library It's so great! I just love Sevenwaters. 😍 8y
elkeOriginal Station Eleven! Name of the Wind! Both on my TBR stack staring at my right now... 8y
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