Those Jordan Girls

by Joan M. Drury

Fiction. With THOSE JORDAN GIRLS, the author of the Tyler Jones mystery trilogy (including CLOSED IN SILENCE) delivers a family novel that follows four generations of women living together in small-town Minnesota. Narrated by Maddie, the youngest, the story centers around matriarch Gummie, a strong and independent woman who finds her way to the forefront of every major twentieth-century social movement while raising a daughter, granddaughter and great-granddaughter to follow in her footsteps. Julia Alvarez (How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents) commented, Every word rings true. We feel a part of this unusual family, one of those Jordan girls, eagerly turning the pages to find out where we came from and who we are.

Genres: Fiction

283 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2000

About the author

Joan M. Drury is an American writer and former publisher of the lesbian feminist press Spinsters Ink. She has served as an editorial reader and advisor for the lesbian literary magazine Sinister Wisdom. Drury lives in Grand Marais, MN, where she is the owner of the independent bookstore Drury Lane Books.

Reviews

[Cynthia · Rating 4 out of 5]

interesting story, a lot of actual events woven into a fictional memoir type read! I highly recommend

[G Christina · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book will make you wish you could learn all of American history at the knee of a wise old granny. There is a stirring recount of the civil rights march and massacre in Selma, among other major events in American history. Articulate, political, full of likable characters, this is an quick and enjoyable read. Sounds like Joan.

[PAMELA BROOKS · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love a good, generational, matriarchal story line. This book was sweet and fun, loved the characters. But it also has some great historical perspectives I was not expecting and was thrilled to read. It made me long to have more conversations with my grandmother that I’ll not get to have. Great and easy read.

[Cheryl · Rating 5 out of 5]

A simply delightful matriarchal tale of melded generations. Historical in all the right places. Emotional, evoking...from laughter to tears. THIS should be a mini-series.

[Lorettajo Kapinos]

I WANT to be a strong woman!

[Gail · Rating 5 out of 5]

Still reading it; EXCELLENT book, EXCELLENT author.

[Faitholynn · Rating 5 out of 5]

My very first book-club book! I really enjoyed the relationships between the women.