Where the River Runs, Patti Callahan Henry
Where the River Runs, Patti Callahan Henry
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Where the River Runs

Author: Patti Callahan Henry

Narrator: Janet Metzger

Unabridged: 7 hr 15 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 05/30/2011

Categories: Fiction, Psychological

Synopsis

New York Times bestselling author Patti Callahan Henry delivers an engaging novel about a South Carolina woman who goes back home to face the past—and discovers herself.Meridy Dresden was once a free-spirited, fun-loving girl. All that changed when the boy she loved was killed in a tragic fire. Since then, she alone has carried the burden of a terrible secret. Now, years later, married to a wonderful man and mother of a teenage son, she is shocked to learn that a childhood friend is being blamed for that long-ago fire. Fearful but determined, Meridy returns to the South Carolina Lowcountry and summons the courage to make a decision that may destroy her well-ordered life, her family's reputation, her contented marriage, and everything she's worked so hard to protect...including her heart."Brilliant. Powerful. Magical. Do not miss this book."—New York Times bestselling authorHaywood Smith

About Patti Callahan Henry

Patti Callahan Henry is a full-time writer, wife and mother and the New York Times bestselling author of seven novels with Penguin/NAL, including The Art of Keeping Secrets, Driftwood Summer and The Perfect Love Song: A Holiday Story. She lives with her husband and three children outside Atlanta on the Chattahoochee River, where she is working on her next novel.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Abigail on August 23, 2018

Another great message through Patti Callahan Henry's stories. Those of us who spent most of our lives striving to achieve the unattainable demand that acceptance & approval would only be granted through perfection and the changing of one's core personality can relate to this story. Meridy was in her......more

Goodreads review by Kristen on May 19, 2024

Would make a really sweet movie......more

Goodreads review by Maureen on June 27, 2020

2.5 --Not bad if you are into this type of book - I read it while books were coming into my library - I'd check out other reviews for many gave it 4 and 5 star-......more

Goodreads review by Leann on July 27, 2024

"Where the River Runs" was vividly wonderful to read. I felt like I was part of the book. I love the southern historic aspects of the story and how all the characters have a coming of age moment during the story. Meridy is this girl that grew up living life to the fullest and then tragedy happens in......more

Goodreads review by Tiana on March 19, 2023

This was my first book by this author . I like the plot and how it was written. I give an 8/10 overall. I did feel like the author used a lot of wording that may have been unnecessary to explain simple thoughts or events. I was expecting more from Meridy since she was claiming it was all her fault-......more

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