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A review by aliciap
The River Child by Jo Tuscano
4.0
Initially this was a slow burn but I found I couldn’t put it down in the end. Part mystery, part family saga, The River Child’s plot line is nothing like my childhood but feels so nostalgic.
The Montrell family own and run a guesthouse on a small Australian island. They are a very proud family outwardly but have their secrets.
The family’s lives are shattered forever when toddler, and family friend Elise Boatman disappears and is tragically found dead.
The protagonist and narrator Siobhan discovers more about herself than she could have imagined, with the help of her aunt Esther.
The book jumps between current times and 1971, where most of the story takes place.
The books explores dysfunctional families and the notion that appearances are not always what they seem.
There were parts where I felt the story did drag a little but I also understand why, and it wrapped up nicely
Many thanks to @odysseybooks for the electronic copy in exchange for an honest review
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The Montrell family own and run a guesthouse on a small Australian island. They are a very proud family outwardly but have their secrets.
The family’s lives are shattered forever when toddler, and family friend Elise Boatman disappears and is tragically found dead.
The protagonist and narrator Siobhan discovers more about herself than she could have imagined, with the help of her aunt Esther.
The book jumps between current times and 1971, where most of the story takes place.
The books explores dysfunctional families and the notion that appearances are not always what they seem.
There were parts where I felt the story did drag a little but I also understand why, and it wrapped up nicely
Many thanks to @odysseybooks for the electronic copy in exchange for an honest review
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