- Paperback: 336 pages
- Publisher: Houghton Mifflin (Trade); 1st Mariner Books Ed edition (1 Nov 2002)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0618257497
- ISBN-13: 978-0618257492
- Product Dimensions: 20.3 x 13.2 x 2.5 cm
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After Virginia Price, a pregnant New York debutante, is sent to Wyoming to have her child, she is drawn to World War I veteran Henry Mohr, as he tries to readjust to his family's home and father's abuse.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
This year's surprise
7 Dec 2001
Format:Library Binding
This really is a wonderful book, but not accurately described, I think, by the editorial reviews and book jacket, which lead you to believe that it is plot-driven. It's more of a character-driven and introspective novel with a richness of detail that is very evocative of the time and location. It was hard for me to believe that a man wrote this, inasmuch as the protagonist is a woman and his characterization resonated so profoundly with me. The careful attention to detail does not weigh down the storyline, though; this must have been very hard to accomplish! One side note (that shows my ignorance about this form of writing): why does the author not use quotation marks when writing dialogue? I found this a little disconcerting, but then it also contributed to the feeling that so much of the converstion mirrored the characters' internal dialogue(...)
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Buy This Book
11 Oct 2001
Format:Library Binding
Allen Jones does more than just bring the characters of his novel, LAST YEAR'S RIVER, to life on the page; he makes them larger than life, to the point where they haunt your thoughts and days. Simply put, this historical novel is a love story. But, the way Jones tells the story--with allusions to what the world was like at that time--is what is the most amazing feature of this novel. Do yourself a favor: buy this book and put aside two or three days to read it. Better yet, read LAST YEAR'S RIVER slowly, savor it, you won't want it to end.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
A great read for times like these
28 Sep 2001
Format:Library Binding
This was a terrific book that took me away from all the horrors that surround us in our country right now. The novel is set during a period when America was strong and without the threat of war, and the storyline is filled with romance, intrigue, historical & geographical accuracy. A young NY socialite named Virginia, pregnant because her boyfriend has raped her, is sent to a ranch in Wyoming with her delicate Aunt, where she is to have the child in secrecy. Once there she falls in love with the son of the ranch owner- a young man back from WWI, with battle fatigue. Virginia has an absolute sexual and emotional revolution that ends up affecting every one around her.
READ THIS BOOK! You'll escape for a few hundred pages, and feel better that you did.
READ THIS BOOK! You'll escape for a few hundred pages, and feel better that you did.
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