Time Is a River, Mary Alice Monroe
Time Is a River, Mary Alice Monroe
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Time Is a River

Author: Mary Alice Monroe

Narrator: Mary Alice Monroe

Unabridged: 11 hr 8 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 07/08/2008

Categories: Fiction

Synopsis

Recovering from breast cancer and reeling from her husband’s infidelity, Mia Landan flees her Charleston home to heal in the mountains near Asheville, North Carolina. She seeks refuge in a neglected fishing cabin belonging to her fly-fishing instructor, Belle Carson. Belle recently inherited the cabin, which once belonged to a grandmother she never knew – the legendary fly fisher and journalist of the 1920s, Kate Watkins, whose life fell into ruins after she was accused of murdering her lover. From her first step inside the dusty cabin, Mia is fascinated by the traces of Kate’s mysterious story . . . especially when she discovers Kate’s journal. The inspiring words of the remarkable woman echo across the years, and Kate’s wise words comparing life to a river resonate deeply. Mia feels a strange kinship with the woman who, like her, suffered fears, betrayal, the death of loved ones, and a fall from grace – yet found strength, compassion and, ultimately, forgiveness in her isolation. As the true story emerges, its power reopens old wounds, but also brings a transforming healing for Mia, for Kate’s descendants, and for all those in Mia’s new community.

About Mary Alice Monroe

Mary Alice Monroe is the New York Times bestselling author of Last Light over Carolina and Time Is a River as well as many other acclaimed novels. She received the 2008 Award for Writing from the South Carolina Center for the Book. An active conservationist, she lives in the lowcountry of South Carolina, where she is at work on her next novel.

Reviews

AudiobooksNow review by Gloria on 2009-02-01 08:47:10

I purchased this book, my first by Ms. Monroe, and couldn't put it down. It is a wonderful book of a journey that many women may need to take. . . it is filled with hope, sadness at what is lost to us, faith, inner strength, condemnation by others, resolution and acceptance, and inspiration to go on when we may not want to . . .so many things rolled into one book. It is the kind of book that a woman hopes would happen to her at a time in her life when she needs it the most.

Goodreads review by Annie

I wasn't sure if I had it in me to finish this. Most of the first 100 or so pages were boring. There are two storylines and the one set in the early 1900s was the most interesting. At the halfway point, I decided to start skimming the pages, especially the descriptions of fly fishing. It was just ok......more

Goodreads review by Jackie

This book is a July 2008 Indy Pick (aka BookSense) This is a soothing and rare treasure of a book. Monroe has really outdone herself this time with the story of breast cancer survivor Mia Landan. After a year of surgeries, radical chemo and radiation, Mia is a ghost of who she once was--a socially po......more

Goodreads review by Victoria

I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived.  - Henry David Thoreau Just as she recovered from a breast cancer rehabilitation, Mia receiv......more

Goodreads review by Dale

In some ways this was an enjoyable read. It was a book my husband picked up at the library and thought I might like. I was interested in the way Mia seeks to recover not only from the trauma of breast cancer but the infidelity of her husband. It was easy to feel empathy for her as she seeks to rebui......more

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