A review by monicabach
River Sing Me Home by Eleanor Shearer

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

This book is devastatingly beautiful. It has completely changed me as a mother. When I read the first few chapters and she explained how she came to lose every one of her children, I was rocking my 2 year old. I sobbed and held him tight and prayed to God to never take him from me. This book is slow at times but so full of emotion and hope. 

Content: not a single curse word. Implications of rape and prostitution but not in detail. Some instances of the overseer beating a slave but not terrifyingly graphic.
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