Leafy Rivers

By Jessamyn West

Book Overview

Jessamyn West's spirited novel--set in the Ohio Territory in the early 1880s--is a handsomely paced adventure for lovers of period romance and suspense. Leafy Rivers is a young bride caught up in... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0151494533
• ISBN13: 9780151494538
• Release Date: January 1967
• Publisher: Harcourt, Brace & World
• Length: 310 Pages
• Weight: 1.09 lbs.

Customer Reviews

A must for fans of literary fiction, or classical American literature

By the time you realize there's a problem, it may already be too late. "Leafy Rivers" tells the story of the titular character as she faces life in the later nineteenth century. One of the finest novels from Indiana's long history, it is filled with unique characters who offer a glimpse of life at the time while entertaining readers with an adventurous and great story. "Leafy Rivers" is a must for fans of literary fiction, or classical American literature.

Still reading

I am still reading this book, & I am enjoying it. The stories are well written. It surpises me this was set in the 1800's. It is fairly modern. The love stories are very touching. I have read a few other Jessamyn West books, & I WILL read more.