River Sing Me Home
A powerful, uplifting novel of a remarkable journey to find family, inspired by true events
by Eleanor Shearer
Narrated by Debra Michaels
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Pub Date 19 Jan 2023 | Archive Date 17 Jul 2023
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Description
Powerful, moving and redemptive, RIVER SING ME HOME tells of a mother's desperate search to find her stolen children and her freedom.
We whisper the names of the ones we love like the words of a song. That was the taste of freedom to us, those names on our lips.
Mary Grace, Micah, Thomas Augustus, Cherry Jane and Mercy.
These are the names of her children. The five who survived, only to be sold to other plantations. The faces Rachel cannot forget.
It's 1834, and the law says her people are now free. But for Rachel freedom means finding her children, even if the truth is more than she can bear.
With fear snapping at her heels, Rachel keeps moving. From sunrise to sunset, through the cane fields of Barbados to the forests of British Guiana and on to Trinidad, to the dangerous river and the open sea.
Only once she knows their stories can she rest.
Only then can she finally find home.
(P) 2023 Headline Publishing Group Ltd
Advance Praise
'RIVER SING ME HOME is a masterclass in how to speak of unspeakable things. A beautiful read' - Meg Clothier
A strong and beautiful novel that stares into the face of brutality and the heart of love - Jeanette Winterson
Magnificent and epic - Frank Cottrell-Boyce
Every once in a while, a book comes along that is so assured and so powerful you can't believe it's a debut novel. River Sing Me Home is just such a book -Every once in a while, a book comes along that is so assured and so powerful you can't believe it's a debut novel. River Sing Me Home is just such a book - Natasha Lester
A haunting and powerful debut - Kate Quinn
An extraordinary and gripping debut. Rachel's love for her children resonates through each page as she fights for her freedom and theirs. A must-read! - Chanel Cleeton
Available Editions
| EDITION | Audiobook, Unabridged |
| ISBN | 9781472291394 |
| PRICE | £21.99 (GBP) |
| DURATION | 10 Hours, 42 Minutes |
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