{"product_id":"the-jump-off-creek-a-pen-faulkner-finalist-a-modern-western-classic-of-survival-in-the-american-west","title":"The Jump-Off Creek: A PEN\/Faulkner Finalist – A Modern Western Classic of Survival in the American West","description":"A PEN\/Faulkner Award Finalist • Winner of the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Award • Winner of the Oregon Book Award\n\"An instant classic. . . a truly beautiful piece of American storytelling.\" —William Kittredge, author of Owning It All\nA 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)\nAcclaimed 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 Bennett Sanderson, a hardship-honed widow, leaves her old life behind and journey’s to Jump-Off Creek to make her way as a homesteader in the backcountry of Oregon. Her neighbors are few and far between: Tim Whiteaker and Blue Odell are trying to make a go of it on their small hardscrabble ranch, while Evelyn Walker – a young, lonely wife – is rearing her children in daunting isolation. And a trio of rootless cowboys are squatting in the mountains, their only income the bounty from poisoned wolves. While Lydia toils into the summer, building fences, digging ditches, and repairing her homestead cabin, Tim and Blue engage in a deadly spoilers game with the wolvers. As the months pass, there is good and ill fortune, the exchange of fair-and-square favors, and Lydia finds both courage and community in her determination to survive.\nAn unforgettable tale in which “every gritty line of the story rings true” (Seattle Times), Gloss delivers an authentic and moving portrait of the American West.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0618565876\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.0618565876.A\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Gloss, Molly\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item is very worn but is perfectly usable. Signs of wear can include aesthetic issues such as scratches, dents, worn and creased covers, folded page corners and minor liquid stains. All pages and the cover are intact, but the dust cover may be missing. Pages may include moderate to heavy amount of notes and highlighting, but the text is not obscured or unreadable. Page edges may have foxing  age related spots and browning . May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43787350114365,"sku":"BVV.0618565876.A","price":6.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/0618565876-0.jpg?v=1791584589","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/the-jump-off-creek-a-pen-faulkner-finalist-a-modern-western-classic-of-survival-in-the-american-west","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}