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If the Creek Don't Rise
- Narrated by: Tom Stechschulte, Kate Forbes
- Length: 9 hrs and 30 mins
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Summary
A strikingly sincere portrait of a town and its buried secrets from an outstanding new voice in southern fiction.
In a North Carolina mountain town filled with moonshine and rotten husbands, Sadie Blue is only the latest girl to face a dead-end future at the mercy of a dangerous drunk. She's been married to Roy Tupkin for 15 days, and she knows now that she should have listened to the folks who said he was trouble. But when a stranger sweeps in and knocks the world off-kilter for everyone in town, Sadie begins to think there might be more to life than being Roy's wife.
As stark and magnificent as Appalachia itself, If the Creek Don't Rise is a bold and beautifully layered debut about a dusty, desperate town finding the inner strength it needs to outrun its demons. The folks of Baines Creek will take you deep into the mountains with heart, honesty, and homegrown grit.
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- Monique
- 06-06-24
Superbly written and narrated!
The characters are so well created and enforced. Each one unique, colourful, pitiful and real. A truly disturbing yet heartwarming story all in one.
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- Peter Grumpy
- 12-03-21
Listened to it twice already.
I ain't never been to the Appalachians but thanks to the best storyteller in the Audible catalogue, Tom Stechschulte, I can see into the heart and spirit of these mountain people. a stunning achievement.
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- Glitzy Goose
- 02-03-23
LOVED it!
What a find… I listen to so many audio books I have to search for my next ‘listen’. I took a gamble on this one and I absolutely loved it, the setting, the characters, the performance. I didnt want it to end.
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- DJ Miss D! Beatz
- 30-01-24
Light hearted touch on deep subjects
Lovable characters and well performed I found it Easy to listen too and thought it had a Fun ending
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- Apunter
- 15-06-24
What a find
Absolutely beautiful characters and performance although the full development of characters felt somewhat truncated, as if the book ended before it was supposed to. Eg Kate snd Ely? That never developed? Pity. I could have gone either way another 15 chapters to see the characters and relationships play out further.
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- Bec
- 13-07-24
Slow and steady then abrupt ending!
Struggled to get into this and found my mind wandering a bit. Writing was good in parts and some great descriptions of the people and location, but felt like it finished very abruptly so was left feeling a bit disappointed
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- SJ Lollytots
- 02-08-24
Brilliant writing
Loved the storytelling and the beautiful descriptions and lives of all the characters. A great listen.
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- Anonymous User
- 20-09-24
Excellent
Thoroughly absorbing tale set in a small Appalachian community. Disturbing yet uplifting exploring the depths and heights of the human soul
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