Lonesome River [Hardcover]

Dorothy Garlock (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1991

From top ranking historical romance writer, Dorothy Garlock, comes the first novel in a new trilogy. This is the romantic saga of a courageous widow who forges the Illinois frontier to make a new life. The author is an expert on the pioneer era, and she uses actual diaries and letters from that time to authenticate her stories.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 384 pages
• Publisher: Severn House Pub Ltd (March 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0727841424
• ISBN-13: 978-0727841421
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.8 x 1.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,295,737 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

National bestselling and award-winning author of thirty-five romances that often feature the exciting backdrop of the Old West, Dorothy Garlock is one of America's-and the world's-favorite novelists. Her books, all enthusiastically reviewed, now total more than eight million copies in print with translations in 15 languages. She lives in Clear Lake, Iowa.

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dorothy Garlock at her best!, March 5, 2002

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Jody L. Schoth (Katy, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lonesome River (Mass Market Paperback)

Spectacular... intriguing... suspenseful... romantic... touching... fun, and more! This is now one of my favorite Dorothy Garlock stories. Liberty is the perfect main character... feisty, defiant, and bold! I loved reading along as her temper gets the best of her... frequently!!! Farrway Quill is the typical strong woodsman that Ms. Garlock tends to write about... but with much more substance (though I still haven't found a better male character than Johnny Henry from Garlock's With Hope series).

Characters from "Love and Cherish" appear (Juicy, Rain Tallman... and Sloan and Cherish Carroll's son, Colby Carroll) appear throughout the book. Rain and Colby being Farrway's closest friends.

Though the time and location of the setting of this story is surrounded by the struggle of land between the indian and white man... this story tackles another danger, the struggle of the white man and what he will do for power. All of Ms. Garlock's books include a high respect for the indians, but also shows savages in both the indians and the white man. This book is no exception... and you'll be amazed at the strength of Liberty Carroll and the strength others find in themselves when near her.

This story thought ended beautifully, left some interesting untied ends of revenge and love, knowing they will be settled in the next book - Dream River. I'm anxious to read this book, and excited that it is about Rain Tallman... as every time he appeared in this story, his character just stood out among all others.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good as prequel to "Dream River", December 20, 1999

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Inna Goldenberg - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lonesome River (Mass Market Paperback)

When I read this book, I wanted to read "Dream River" because it featured my two favorite characters in the Wabash trilogy: Amy and Rain. I liked Libby and Farr but the closeness between them was underwritten. In the next two books, they seem to share an unbreakable bond that is envious to their family and friends but it is impossible to see how this closeness came about by reading this book. Although the readers can appreciate how and why Libby fell in love with Farr, Farr's love for Libby simply appeared. There was no explanation about how his lust for her turned to love. I like these two as individuals, but I did not see them as a couple until "Dream River" and "River of Tomorrow". The story of Farr and Fawnella is heart-breaking and incredibly ernest. Also, Willa and Colby's romance is sweet. But the greatest love burns in the two kids, Amy and Rain, and they finally get their turn to shine in "Dream River". "Lonesome River" has unforgettable characters, such as Juicy, Elija, Maude, and George Washington. These are colorful group of people, most of whom do not appear again in other books. A pity. All in all, this is a good book for everything except the lead players. The author should have focused more on them than on everything that was going on around them. Perhaps, she could not wait to get to the telling of Amy and Rain's story, just like I couldn't after I read this book.

4.0 out of 5 stars The characters stay with you for a long time, May 30, 2011

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Book lover (Baltimore, MD) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lonesome River (Mass Market Paperback)

This was one of the best books I have read in a really long time. I liked Liberty right from the beginning, she is feisty, loyal and strong and lives up to her character all through the book. Farr is memorable, macho and Liberty's equal. I just wished that he had been a bit more in love than in lust in the beginning as the romance was a bit unsatisfactory. Felt like Liberty got cheated for a while in that aspect. But for all that its still a good book, and you'll remember them for a long time. This is not one of those books where you read it now, and pick it up a few years later not realizing you have already read it. You will remember Libby and Farr. Very good read.