if the creek don't rise: a novel  <p><strong>"[a] striking debut..."—bustle</strong></p><p><strong><em>he&apos;s gonna be sorry he ever messed with me and loretta lynn.</em></strong><em></em></p><p>sadie blue has been a wife for fifteen days. that&apos;s long enough to know she should have never hitched herself to roy tupkin, even with the baby.</p><p>sadie is desperate to 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 stranger sweeps into baines creek and knocks things off kilter, sadie finds herself with an unexpected lifeline...if she can just figure out how to use it.</p><p>fans of <em>the book woman of troublesome creek</em> will love this intimate insight into a fiercely proud, tenacious community and relish the voices of the forgotten folks of baines creek.</p><p><strong>with a colorful cast of characters and a flair for the southern gothic, <em>if the creek don&apos;t rise</em> is a debut novel bursting with heart, honesty, and homegrown grit.</strong></p><p>"like daniel woodrell&apos;s &apos;hillbilly noir&apos; novel <em>winter&apos;s bone</em>...[<em>if the creek don&apos;t rise</em>] unfolds like a dark, gripping alt-country ballad."—yahoo!</p>