← Jessamyn WestThe Friendly Persuasionby Jessamyn WestNovel of a Quaker family in rural Indiana during the Civil WarFind on Amazon↗About the authorJessamyn WestJessamyn West was a Quaker California novelist whose The Friendly Persuasion lovingly depicted nineteenth-century Indiana Quaker life. Her memoir The Woman Said Yes confronted her own cancer and her sister's euthanasia with characteristic honesty.More by Jessamyn WestThe Witch DiggersNovel set in frontier Indiana exploring community and morality→Cress DelahantyNovel following a young girl's coming-of-age in California→South of the AngelsNovel of California settlement and the role of women→Leafy RiversNovel of frontier life, family, and personal growth→