If the Creek Don't Rise &ndash\; He's gonna be sorry he ever messed with me and Loretta Lynn. Sadie Blue ha s been a wife for 15 days. That's long enough to know she should have neve r hitched herself to Roy Tupkin\, even with the baby. Sadie is desperate t o make her own mark on the world\, but in remote Appalachia\, a ticket out of town is hard to come by\, and hope often gets stomped out. When a stra nger sweeps into Baines Creek and knocks things off kilter\, Sadie finds h erself with an unexpected lifeline...if she can just figure out how to use it. This intimate insight into a fiercely proud\, tenacious community unf olds through the voices of the forgotten folks of Baines Creek. With a col orful cast of characters that each contribute a new perspective\, If T he Creek Don't Rise is a debut novel bursting with heart\, honesty an d homegrown grit.
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