This River Awakens

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Description

A time to escapeTwelve-year-old Owen Brand and his family move to Middlecross, a riverside town in rural Canada, hoping to leave poverty and unhappiness behind.A time for innocenceOwen meets three local boys, and they soon form an inseparable band. Over the summer holidays they create their own world, a place apart from the adults who watch over them. Owen also grows close to Jennifer, a fascinating but deeply troubled girl.And a time to grow upThen the gang stumble across a body in the river – a discovery with unimaginable consequences for them and the town, from which there is no going back.

Additional information

Weight 0.357 kg
Dimensions 3.2 × 12.7 × 19.8 cm
by

Format

Paperback

Language

Pages

528

Publisher

Year Published

2013-1-3

Imprint

Publication City/Country

London, United Kingdom

ISBN 10

085750066X

About The Author

Archaeologist and anthropologist Steven Erikson's debut fantasy novel, Gardens of the Moon, was shortlisted for the World Fantasy Award and introduced fantasy readers to his epic 'The Malazan Book of the Fallen' sequence, which has been hailed 'a masterwork of the imagination'. This River Awakens was his first novel, and originally published under the name Steve Lundin. Having lived in Cornwall for a number of years, he and his family recently returned to Canada. To find out more, visit http://www.malazanempire.com and http://www.stevenerikson.com

Review Quote

Wonderfully and intimately evoked…a writer of real imaginative force and breadth.

Other text

Startlingly real…it is remarkable for a first novel.