Seventrees

by Janice Young Brooks

Book Overview

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• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0451164954
• ISBN13: 9780451164957
• Release Date: October 1981
• Publisher: Signet Book
• Length: 499 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Masterfully Crafted Historical Fiction

This work ranks very high among my extensive collection of fiction. This author takes us on a colorful journey into America's distant past with vivid imagery, well crafted, memorable characters through the mid 1800s, the Civil War and post war years through the eyes of Maggie and her daughters. It is indeed the story of three generations of American women, the matriarch of which carved a pharmaceutical empire out of very meager beginnings. I cannot say enough good for this book.

Seventrees the Part of Kansas you didn't know

Three different generations of women that overcome many opstacles, from losing family and friends to almost losing themselves along with their homes and businesses. These women aren't your normal idea of the "regular" woman out in Seventrees, Kansas in the 1800's. This book is the best book that I have ever read. At first I didn't think that I would like it, but it became the #1 book on my list. I don't usually read historical books because they are boring. I could barely put this book down. It just goes to tell you you shouldn't judge a book by it's cover. It made me have a different perspective of HISTORY. "We can't ever go back, Maggie, my love. Too much has happened. But do you think we can go forward together?"(pg.223) This was the quote that changed the whole story. If it wasn't for this sentence the whole story would have been different. I picked this quote to show that one sentence of the book changes the whole book. It set the feeling for the rest of the story, which I loved. I was surprised to hear this sentence and I am glad that I did. There is nothing more that I can say except that I LOVE this book and would recommend it to anyone.

A first-rate historical novel

Seventrees is a wonderful book that tells the saga of three generations of women in the 1800s. Historically it has the facts correct, but the main appeal of this book is its characters. None of these women are saints - they are fully three dimensional and therefore are more interesting. I owned this book until about 8 years ago, when I loaned it to a person who never returned it. So far, I have yet to find another copy. It is a tribute to the lasting impression that this story had on me that I will continue to search until I find it again. This is a great book for young girls to read in that it emphasizes independence in women.