WebA widowed homesteader is determined to make a life in the unforgiving mountains of late 19th century Oregon in this “powerful novel of struggle and loss” (Dallas morning News).Acclaimed author Molly Gloss drew on pioneer diaries and old family stories to write this modern Western classic of a solitary woman’s frontier life. In the 1890s, Lydia … WebFeb 19, 2024 · The Jump-Off Creek by Molly Gloss is about homesteading in Oregon in the late 1800s. A woman who has been widowed comes to this remote area, near the Umpqua Mountains to take up her claim. She purchased the deed to an abandoned site so she starts with some land cleared and a ramshackle cabin. Her nearest neighbours are a couple of …
Amazon.com: Customer reviews: Jump-Off Creek
WebJul 29, 2024 · THE JUMP-OFF CREEK is the third Molly Gloss tale I've read over the last two days, after The Hearts of Horses and Falling from Horses. That should be your first clue on how highly I am enjoying these books. Lydia Sanderson, widowed, leaves Pennsylvania and moves across the country with two mules and two goats and all her worldly possessions … WebExplore Washington County Cooperative Library Services. New titles, recently rated, and recently tagged by the library community. s-works power mit mirror
The Jump-Off Creek – HarperCollins
WebExplore San Diego County Library. New titles, recently rated, and recently tagged by the library community. WebAug 3, 2005 · "The Jump-Off Creek," written by Molly Gloss in 1989 andreissued by Mariner, is about a woman, Lydia Sanderson, who … WebMolly Gloss, prize-winning novelist and short-story writer, was born in 1944 and has lived in and near Portland all her life. ... In her novella, Outside the Gates (1986), a young boy has powers of communication with other animals, and The Jump-Off Creek (1989) gives mules individual characters. The species of her science fiction novel, ... sworks epic hardtail