River Jordan by Augusta Trobaugh


River Jordan
Title : River Jordan
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ISBN : 0452286603
ISBN-10 : 9780452286603
Language : English
Format Type : Paperback
Number of Pages : 240
Publication : First published January 1, 2004

RIVER JORDAN A Novel Augusta Trobaugh Publishing to coincide with The Tea-Olive Bird Watching Society. Set in a small town well below the Mason-Dixon line, River Jordan features an improbable friendship among three people who come to depend on one another like family. Jordan, a girl with an adventurous imagination, is hungry for warmth and companionship, since she gets no more than scolding from her strict mother and stepfather. When Jordan’s step-grandmother, Miss Amylee, needs a live-in nurse, the family’s housekeeper suggests her sister, Pansy—newly saved and released from prison—for the job. Pansy, Jordan, and Miss Amylee form an unlikely trio, and through small and large triumphs, each recovers a part of herself that was lost.

River Jordan Reviews

  • Julie Durnell

    Beautiful, just beautiful! How I love a coming of age story set in the south, but this had the beautiful message of forgiveness of sin paid for by Jesus our Savior as well!

  • Suzie

    I loved this book. It is similar to the help in the era and location, but the plot and characters are entirely original. The theme is uplifting and after reading it you'll feel like a better person for sharing in their journey.

  • cati

    FOUND THIS AT THE BROOKSIDE OFFICE SUPPLY SHOP $1!! REALLY GOOD SOUTHERN FAMILY STORY. NO OVER THE TOP RACISM, OR LANGUAGE, ETC. HALEY WILL READ IT NEXT. SWEET CHARACTERS WITH INTERESTING THINGS TO SAY!

  • Tina

    great book. I will be checking out more from this author.

  • Christi

    The Help meets Anne of Green Gables, of sorts. cute story

  • Ashley

    I think I have found a new favorite author. This book was very inspiring, and I enjoyed it very much!

  • Viki Siderakis

    This was a cute story. I enjoyed reading it.

  • Martha

    I enjoyed this book. An easy uplifting story to read.

  • Shannon The Show Stopper

    This is a great book with some great southern female characters! I'm sure you'll fall in love with Jordan...I did :)

  • Anne

    A great read with memorable characters.

  • Candice

    A great story, wished it had been a little longer, maybe learned about her before she was in prison.

  • Carmen Redding

    The word that comes to mind when trying to describe River Jordan is delightful. From the very first page to the last Augusta Trobaugh captivates us. She takes us to the place where story magic happens. How does she take common ordinary words and transform them into people and places and ideas in her stories? There is no “highfalutin” terminology in her books, just the soft whispery voice of a storyteller telling a tale in the slow cadences of melifluos Southern speech.

    Trobaugh has a special talent for bringing her characters to life whether black or white, young or old, rich or poor, healthy or sick, generous or selfish. The overriding theme of the book can be summarized in this quote: “…all human beings, no matter what their gender, their race, or their age, deserve to be treated with affection if possible. Or simply with respect, if affection is not possible.”

    I loved this book and highly recommend it. It will be a delight

  • Heidi

    3-3.5 stars
    I honestly adored many of the characters in this book, Jordan and Pansy and Peony especially! The storyline was just a little all over the place, I thought, and the writing inconsistent. But I loved some of those characters and will read another of her novels If the same characters are featured.
    Does anyone know of her later books have any of the same characters?

  • JulaPDX

    A simple story with not enough plot and too many characters. Too easy of a read, but good if someone is looking for a book to read through/process quickly with little emotional attachment to the characters.

  • Michelle

    This was a pleasant, easy, quick read. I enjoyed the characters and their voices. I think I would have liked it better if I hadn't been comparing it to Trobaugh's Swan Place, which I ultimately liked more.

  • Jill

    I was enjoying this book until just past half way through it. Whenever I read the phrase, "Little did they know" I cluck my tongue and know I'm in trouble. Most of the characters were enjoyable and I liked the concept of the story, but it lost its way.

  • Ashley

    this was not the best book in the world, i got bored with it and i never finished it, it moves so slowly!!!!

  • Kathleen

    I'm not a religious person, but it was otherwise an enjoyable read. Jordon was a little girl that was the highlight of the book for me.

  • Lori Henrich

    Deep in the old south this story follows the life of Jordan during one summer in her young life. It is a well told story. The characters seem true to the time period. I enjoyed reading it.

  • Staci

    free kindle bok

  • Arlene

    A good read but not as good as the author's novel, Swan Place.

  • Bailey Olfert

    An easy read, if a bit on the religious side. Bits of humour to brighten some grim situations. Realistic characters - some likeable and some annoying, as people are.

  • Therese

    $0.0

  • Mary Beth

    A good story told basically through the innocent eyes of a sweet child.