River Jordan: A Novel

By Augusta Trobaugh

Book Overview

Augusta Trobaugh, with a voice hailed by Anne Rivers Siddons as from and for the South, as complex and resonant as the region itself,? in River Jordanonce again displays her gift for creating communities where improbable friendships and history-steeped kinships abound.Set in a small town well below the Mason-Dixon line, River Jordanfeatures an intricate web of neighbors who come to depend on one another like family. The youngest of the characters, Jordan, a girl with an adventurous imagination, is hungry for warmth and companionship, since she gets no more than scolding from her strict stepfather and mother. When Jordan?s step-grandmother, Miss Amylee, needs a live-in nurse, Peony, the family?s housekeeper and friend, offers the services of her sister, Pansy. Like a breath of fresh air, Pansy, newly saved and released from prison, soon finds her place in the tightly woven community. Pansy, Jordan, and Miss Amylee form an unlikely trio and find themselves enmeshed in the struggles and capers of their neighbors. And through small and large triumphs, each recovers a part of herself that was lost.River Jordanis yet another beautifully told novel in which, as praised by USA Today, Trobaugh streamlines her rich Southern style and creates a narrative as delicate as a line drawing.?

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0525947558
• ISBN13: 9780525947554
• Release Date: February 2004
• Publisher: Dutton Books
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Entertaining

River Jordan This read starts out with a woman named Pansy, who is in jail for the murder of her husband. She was beat by him repeatedly and didn't mean for him to fall and hit is head, causing his death. In the end, when someone is dead, someone will pay the consequences. Pansy gets a visit from the Lord, telling her she is to be baptized in the River Jordan. Not sure what this means, Pansy gets freed and goes to live temporarily with Miss Amylee, a position of caretaker her sister Peony has arranged for her. Then we have Jordan, who's mother is married to the son of Miss Amylee. Jordan has spells where she goes to another land, and they give her castor oil for this. Gertie is another character, spoiled and just wants to get out of the town. So she goes on a date with a construction worker and you will have to read the rest to find out the best parts of this book! I did enjoy this book. I gave it 4 stars because I didn't understand why Jordan had the spells, I didn't understand the stepdad and his lack of warmth. It was touched on in the book, but I have felt kind of lacking for a conclusion. A good read though no doubt! ENJOY!!

Ms. Trobaugh has done it again!

What a wonderful book!!! Ms. Trobaugh I hope that you read this so you will know how much I have loved & enjoyed all your books. This one is as good as the others and maybe even a little bit better. The south, with all its eccentric characters, is at it's very best & most beautiful in your books. Your characters are precious & I wish that I knew Aunt Rose & her girls personally, but especially River. Please write more like this.

Absolutely the best!

Augusta Trobaugh continues to improve with age like a particularly fine vintage wine. Her books get better and better. I am a die-hard fan, no doubt!