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Barbara Riefe (1925–2001)

Auteur de The Woman Who Fell from the Sky

44+ oeuvres 191 utilisateurs 3 critiques

A propos de l'auteur

Comprend les noms: Alan Riefe, A. R. Riefe, Riefe Barbara

Notice de désambiguation :

(eng) Alan Riefe wrote romance novels using the pseudonym Barbara Riefe.

Séries

Œuvres de Barbara Riefe

The Woman Who Fell from the Sky (1994) 23 exemplaires
Mohawk Woman (Iroquois Series) (1996) 12 exemplaires
For Love of Two Eagles (1995) 12 exemplaires
Wicked Fire (1983) 10 exemplaires
Black Fire (1980) 9 exemplaires
Wild Fire (1981) 9 exemplaires
Tucson (Fortune's West, No. 1) (1988) 9 exemplaires
Viper (1990) 8 exemplaires
This Ravaged Heart (1977) 7 exemplaires
This Proud Love (1985) 6 exemplaires
Tempt Not This Flesh (1979) 6 exemplaires
Salt Lake City (Signet) (1989) 5 exemplaires
Rowleston (1976) 4 exemplaires
A Woman Of Dreams (1986) 3 exemplaires
Sanford And Son (1973) 3 exemplaires
So Wicked the Heart (1982) 3 exemplaires
Scared to Death (1991) 2 exemplaires
Tales of Horror 2 exemplaires
San Francisco (Signet) (1989) 2 exemplaires
Far Beyond Desire (1978) 2 exemplaires
Tyger At Bay 2 exemplaires
House of Mystery # 193 2 exemplaires
Silver Puma (1975) 1 exemplaire
Get Smart No. 3 1 exemplaire
Get Smart No. 4 1 exemplaire
Get Smart No. 5 1 exemplaire
Get Smart No. 6 1 exemplaire
Wicked Fire Can (1983) 1 exemplaire
Tyger by the Tail 1 exemplaire
Olivia (1981) 1 exemplaire
Lucretia (1982) 1 exemplaire
Julia (Shackleford Legacy) (1982) 1 exemplaire
Barringer House 1 exemplaire
Get Smart No. 7 1 exemplaire

Oeuvres associées

Showcase Presents: House of Mystery, Vol. 1 (2006) — Contributeur — 120 exemplaires
Showcase Presents: The Witching Hour Vol 1 (2011) — Contributeur — 32 exemplaires

Étiqueté

Partage des connaissances

Nom légal
Riefe, Alan Richard
Date de naissance
1925-05-18
Date de décès
2001-01-25
Sexe
male
Nationalité
USA
Lieu de naissance
Waterbury, Connecticut, USA
Lieu du décès
Wilton, Connecticut, USA
Notice de désambigüisation
Alan Riefe wrote romance novels using the pseudonym Barbara Riefe.

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Critiques

Desperate Journey by Barbara Riefe is a story about a young woman captured by Oglala Sioux warriors in 1865. Overall this was a fairly average account of one woman’s survival, and of the feelings of hatred that existed between the Indians, the Army and the settlers. Unfortunately most of the characters were rather flat and the story was quite predictable.

John Prior, his wife Jenny and their adopted daughter Mary are part of a small wagon train heading to Oregon. While most of the men were in the woods chopping wood, the train was attacked and Jenny and Mary, along with another woman and child were taken captive. Jenny is considered quite the prize due to her flaming red hair and becomes the fifth wife of Ottowa, an Oglala chief. While her husband John begins his search to recover his wife and daughter, Jenny faces other dangers at the camp of the Sioux and is in constant fear of losing her life.

Desperate Journey was a quick read but there were discrepancies and some historical inaccuracies so not a book that I can recommend.
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DeltaQueen50 | Feb 20, 2022 |
This novel by Barbara Riefe tells the story of a small family that journeys overland by covered wagon to California. It is 1849 and the husband, Noah , has been bitten by the gold rush bug. The wife, Lucy doesn’t want to leave her friends and family in Baltimore, but she loves her husband and so agrees to pack up her belongings and her small daughter. They are able to travel about a third of the way with a small wagon party that is heading to Oregon, but eventually they must leave and strike out on their own. The journey is hazardous, strenuous and at times heartbreaking. It amazes me what people put themselves through on the barest promise of a better life to come.

I enjoyed this book, but wished there was more to the characters. I never really felt connected to them, they always remained just black and white with no real depth. Of course, the subject matter really interests me, and it was a easy and quick read. Barbara Riefe is a born story-teller and certainly knew what she was writing about, I just wish I was able to get more involved in the story.
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DeltaQueen50 | May 20, 2015 |
 
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illustrationfan | Jan 8, 2009 |

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Statistiques

Œuvres
44
Aussi par
2
Membres
191
Popularité
#114,255
Évaluation
½ 3.5
Critiques
3
ISBN
51

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