The River Widow
Written by Ann Howard Creel
Narrated by Brittany Pressley
4/5
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About this audiobook
From the bestselling author of The Whiskey Sea comes a stirring novel of a young woman’s survival and liberation during the Great Depression.
In 1937, with flood waters approaching, Adah Branch accidentally kills her abusive husband, Lester, and surrenders his body to the raging river, only to be swept away herself.
So begins her story of survival, return to civilization, defense against accusations of murder, and the fight to save herself and her stepdaughter, Daisy, from the clutches of her husband’s notoriously cruel family, who have their sights set on revenge for Lester’s death. Essentially trapped, Adah must plan an escape.
But when she develops feelings for the one person essential to her plan’s success, she faces a painful choice: Will she choose to risk everything saving Daisy or take the new life offered by a loving man?
Ann Howard Creel
Ann Howard Creel was born in Austin, Texas, and worked as a registered nurse before becoming a full-time writer. She is the author of seven books for children and young adults as well as four adult novels, including The Whiskey Sea and While You Were Mine. Her children’s books have won several awards, and her novel The Magic of Ordinary Days was made into a Hallmark Hall of Fame movie for CBS. Creel currently lives and writes in Paris, Kentucky, where she is renovating an older house. Follow her at www.annhowardcreel.com.
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Reviews for The River Widow
14 ratings2 reviews
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Good plot, but the ending was disappointing. It didn’t feel like a win in the end.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5**Spoiler alert, gives away a little about the ending: I loved the characters and story line but hated the ending. Unless the author is leaving it open for a sequel... I guess I’m just a girl that loves happy endings. This one was happy in one way and heartbreaking in another way. I like to read books to escape into a world where good things happen to everyone, maybe that makes me a dreamer. This is the 2nd book by this author where I was disappointed by the ending. Like I’ve said, storyline and characters were great though.