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  • The Road from Gap Creek

  • By: Robert Morgan
  • Narrated by: Emma Galvin
  • Length: 11 hrs and 17 mins
  • 4.3 out of 5 stars (100 ratings)

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The Road from Gap Creek

By: Robert Morgan
Narrated by: Emma Galvin
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Publisher's summary

When Gap Creek was published in 1999, it became an instant national best seller, attracting hundreds of thousands of readers to the story of a marriage begun with love and hope at the turn of the 20th century. Set in the Appalachian South, it followed Julie and Hank Richards as they struggled through the first year and a half of their union. But what of the years following? What did the future hold for these memorable characters?

The Road to Gap Creek answers those questions, as Robert Morgan takes us back into the lives of Julie and Hank as well as their children, seen through the eyes of their youngest daughter, Annie. Through Annie we watch the four Richards children create their own histories, lives that include both triumph and hardship in the face of the Great Depression and World War II.

Far more than a sequel, The Road from Gap Creek is a moving and indelible portrait of people and their world in a time of unprecedented change, an American story told by one of the country's most acclaimed writers.

©2013 Robert Morgan. Recorded by arrangement with Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, a division of Workman Publishing Company, Inc. (P)2013 HighBridge Company
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Critic reviews

"What a writer, and what a novel!" (Ron Rash, author of Nothing Gold Can Stay)
"Another powerhouse novel of his people, with their virtues and failings, wins and losses, loves and sorrows." (Daniel Woodrell, author of Winter's Bone)
"This book must be read for its broad, sagacious wit as well as for its power to convince us of extraordinary courage seen in ordinary life." (Elizabeth Cox, author of The Ragged Way People Fall Out of Love)

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Sometimes sequels do not live up to the original. Narration was fine, but the start lacked the emotion and excitement of Gap Creek.

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Excellent Read

I chose five stars because I fell into this story from the beginning. The narrator is so easy to listen to and she draws you into the life of a proud people. The daily life, the hopes and dreams and the heartbreak are all identifiable and real. Read this story, you will see what I mean.

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Beautiful characters will make you laugh and cry as you hear their story.

This was an excellent journey back into an earlier time, where everyone had to work hard for very little. The reading of this audio book was one of the best I've heard. The characters were well developed and brought to life brilliantly. This is a story filled with laughter, sadness, and happiness. I will be on the lookout for more by this author.

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Outstanding

I loved the first Gap Creek and was not disappointed with the second! The narration was excellent and the characters soon became old friends

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Solid Story

I liked the challenges faced by the characters that were historically based. Fascinating story with good narration and interesting characters.

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Slow and simple

The story wasn’t very deep. At times difficult to keep going, but a deep honest look at the realities of life.

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