River People is a powerful novel with unforgettable
characters.
In Nebraska in the late 1890s, seventeen-year-old Effie and
eleven-year-old Bridget must struggle to endure at a time when women and
children have few rights and society looks upon domestic abuse as a
private, family matter.
The story is told through the eyes of the girls as they learn to survive
under grueling circumstances. River People is a novel of inspiration,
love, loss, and renewal.