The Jump-Off Creek
#3400 of 8,085 books · #521 in Historical Fiction
Shortlisted for the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction (1990).
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. It delivers an authentic and moving portrait of the American West, giving readers an intimate look at the hardships of frontier life and a courageous woman determined to survive.
- Publisher
- Mariner Books
- ISBN-13
- 9780544310650
- Genre
- Topics
- Frontier life and survivalWidowhood and resilienceAmerican West
Awards
- PEN/Faulkner Award for FictionShortlistedMajor(1990)
Other awarded books from Molly Gloss
- The Dazzle of Day (2019)0 wins · 2 score
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