THE RIVER

The lives lived and lost along the banks of the river in the English village of Cameldip are cut together like a deck of cards. Those who have lived there longest know how their neighbors have connected and formed patterns with each other and then have been reshuffled by tragedy or time. But Anna, a newcomer to the village, must work it out--and she really must, as the doyenne of the village who takes her in, apparently out of the goodness of her heart, changes in disturbing ways after Anna's baby is born. Kate Reading's work here is immensely skillful; she peoples this stunning story with breathing characters of all ages and stations, and with accents bred from the Scottish Isles to Provence. B.G. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award ©AudioFile, Portland, Maine [Published: DEC 05/ JAN 06]