A reading group favorite, 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. Every gritty line of the story rings true (Seattle Times) as Molly Gloss delivers an authentic and moving portrait of the American West. A powerful novel of struggle and loss (Dallas Morning News), The Jump-Off Creek gives readers an intimate look at the hardships of frontier life and a courageous woman determined to survive.
A reading group favorite, The Jump-Off Creek is the unforgettable story of widowed homesteader Lydia Sanderson and her struggles to settle in the moun...
Based on the life of bronc rider Doughbelly Price, "The Diamond Hitch" tells the story of Dewey Jones, western cowman and rodeo hooligan, as he travels the circuit throughout the Southwest in search of that one big purse that will punch his ticket out of rodeo bumming and into a more normal life. O Rourke effectively evokes the sights, sounds and smells of the cowboy way presenting an unvarnished glimpse into this vanished way of life."
Based on the life of bronc rider Doughbelly Price, "The Diamond Hitch" tells the story of Dewey Jones, western cowman and rodeo hooligan, as he travel...
"A beautiful, moving novel, cut from the American heartwood." --Ursula K. Le Guin, author of Lavinia and The Unreal and the Real
"I read Falling from Horses in two gulps . . . I could not have loved it more." -- Karen Joy Fowler, author of The Jane Austen Bookclub and We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves"Clear-eyed, breathtaking . . . A moving story filled with heart and insight." -- Gail Tsukiyama, author of The Samurai's Garden"A hypnotic read." -- Kirkus Reviews In 1938, nineteen-year-old...
"A beautiful, moving novel, cut from the American heartwood." --Ursula K. Le Guin, author of Lavinia and The Unreal and the Real<...
