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Gap Creek : ウィキペディア英語版
Gap Creek

''Gap Creek'' (1999, ISBN 1-56512-242-9) is a novel by American writer Robert R. Morgan, and was chosen as an Oprah's Book Club selection in January 2000. The paperback version was published by Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill on August 21, 2012. ''Gap Creek'' is a sequel to Morgan's other novel, ''The Truest Pleasure''. Gap Creek is a story about a strong young woman trying to make sense of the events in her life; death, marriage and parenthood don't dampen her spirits.
WorldCat shows over 2900 copies in US and Canadian libraries.〔(WorldCat title listing )〕 It has been translated into French, Turkish, and German.
==Plot summary==
''Gap Creek's'' main character is a young girl, Julie, who does everything she possibly can to help her family and her new husband, Hank. Julie works hard to help her family when they need it, some even say she works as "hard as a man." 〔"Lucky 7: Gap Creek." Algonquin Books Blog. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Apr. 2013〕 Her family depends on her to milk the cows, slaughter the hogs, and nurse the dying. As a teenager, Julie witness her young little brother die in her arms from a seizure, a year later he father dies from chest consumption. After the death of the two men her life, 17-year-old Julie marries Hank Richards and moves to Gap Creek in South Carolina where they meet Mr. Pendergast and set up an arrangement so they can live there. Julie has to do the laundry and the housekeeping while Hank works outside of the house. Towards the end of the 19th century, the couple experiences the most complicated scenarios they could have ever imagined through floods, fires, drunks and busybodies who wonder around their house and neighborhood. While pregnant, Julie finally sees the true side of Hank, having lost his job, she saw how immature he was and how hot-tempered he was. When the couple was going through a tough time, being short on money and all, Julie goes into labor early giving birth to a premature baby girl who she named Delia. A couple of days later, Delia passes away, leaving Julie depressed and lonely. The couple pulls through towards the end with the help of the church and their religion.〔Morgan, Robert. Gap Creek. Chapel Hill: Algonquin of Chapel Hill, 2012. Print〕〔"GAP CREEK." Kirkus Reviews. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Apr. 2013.〕

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