01275cam a2200253 4500 344287754 TxAuBib 20180406120000.0 080409t20082007||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780812977196 081297719X (OCoLC)221862469 TxAuBib Agee, Jonis,. The river wife : a novel / Jonis Agee. New York : Random House, 2008. ©2007. 408 p. ; 21cm. In 1811 Missouri, French fur trapper and river pirate Jacques Ducharme rescues (and marries) Annie Lark after the catastrophic New Madrid earthquake. While their love quickly turns sour and their marriage ends in tragedy, Annie's residence at Jacques' Landing sets the stage for generations of "river wives," including Jacques' second wife Laura, their daughter Maddie, and Hedie Rails, the bride of Maddie's son Clement. It is 17-year-old Hedie who, in 1930, uncovers the hidden history of Jacques' Landing while attempting to discover the truth about Clement's nocturnal disappearances. 20180406. Women Missouri Fiction. Domestic fiction. Historical fiction.