A strikingly sincere portrait of a town and its buried secrets from an outstanding new voice in southern fiction.
LEAH WEISS is a Southern writer born in North Carolina and raised in the foothills of Virginia. Her debut novel If the Creek Don't Rise was released in August of 2017. Her short stories have been published in The Simple Life magazine, Every Day Fiction and Deep South Magazine. You can contact her on her website leahweiss.com.
"Every page of Leah Weiss' debut, If the Creek Don't Rise, has a
pulse as fierce and unyielding as its Appalachian setting. Told
through an ensemble of narrators, men and women of all ages bound
by the inescapable power of place and belonging, it is a lush
exploration of the darkest rooms in the human heart, and the
brightest fires of the human spirit. Weiss' remarkable gift for
language left me breathless, and her characters, distinctive and
unapologetically-human, will haunt me for some time." - Erika
Marks, author of The Last Treasure
"[A] striking debut." - BUSTLE
"Writing with a deep knowledge of the enduring myths of Appalachia,
Weiss vividly portrays real people and sorrows. A strong,
formidable novel for readers of William Faulkner and Cormac
McCarthy." - Library Journal
"A fascinating, gripping portrait of the interconnected and often
unseen ways people help each other... an immersive and deeply
emotional reading experience - especially satisfying for readers
who love richly drawn characters and a strong sense of place." -
NPR
"Weiss's inspiring debut novel is steeped in atmosphere, ingenuity
and heart...an engaging page-turner." - Shelf Awareness
"In this tender but powerful debut, Weiss paints both the bright
and the dark in the lives of her fictional Appalachian community's
denizens." - Publishers Weekly
"Part gothic, part romance, part heartbreaking Loretta Lynn
ballad-Weiss' tale is a beguiling, compelling read." - Kirkus
Reviews
"This one nearly broke my heart. With deeply human characters I
will not easily forget, Weiss captures the fierce pull of
desperation and the formidable power of hope. An impressive debut
from a talent to watch.... " - Kathleen Grissom, author of the New
York Times bestsellers The Kitchen House and Glory Over
Everything
"...tender but powerful debut...highlighting Weiss's considerable
characterization skills." - Publishers Weekly
"Weiss' tale is a beguiling, compelling read." - Kirkus Reviews
"...masterful use of language....Weiss' novel is a great suggestion
for fans of the Big Stone Gap books, by Adriana Trigiani, and
Mitford series, by Jan Karon." - Booklist
"Like Daniel Woodrell's 'hillbilly noir' novel Winter's Bone -
adapted into a tremendous backwoods thriller starring a then
unknown Jennifer Lawrence - Leah Weiss's Appalachia-set fiction
debut unfolds like a dark, gripping alt-country ballad. " -
Yahoo!
"...fascinating, gripping... an immersive and deeply emotional
reading experience - especially satisfying for readers who love
richly drawn characters and a strong sense of place" - NPR
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