"--Loyal Jones "Gap Creek is the work of a master. Robert Morgan knows every corner, every inch, of the way of life he portrays in this deeply affecting book.
"Julie Harmon is like other strong mountain women created by Harriette Arnow, Lee Smith, and Wilma Dykeman; she survives poverty, flood, and pain by mixing hard work with love. Perhaps because he is a poet, Morgan uses her voice in ...
"--Loyal Jones "Gap Creek is the work of a master. Robert Morgan knows every corner, every inch, of the way of life he portrays in this deeply affecting book.
"--Loyal Jones "Gap Creek is the work of a master. Robert Morgan knows every corner, every inch, of the way of life he portrays in this deeply affecting book.
Julie Harmon lives in Gap Creek. She works "hard as a man", so hard that sometimes she feels like she cannot stop.
The struggle to live in the wilderness of turn-of-the-century Appalachia.
Following the death of her younger brother and father, Juile Harman Richards marries Hank Richards and moves to Gap Creek, South Caroline where she faces more trials and tribulations with great dignity.
Gap Creek
Gap Creek: Roman
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.