River Sing Me Home

Inspired by true historical events, a gripping, moving and beautiful novel of finding family and coming home. A Good Morning America Book Club Pick. 'A fine testament to the women who inspired this debut' THE TIMES'A celebration of female resilience' OBSERVER'Hopeful and emotive...A book you will not forget for a long time' GLAMOUR-------------Rachel is searching for her children. For Mary Grace, Micah, Thomas Augustus, Cherry Jane and Mercy. These are the five who were sold to other plantations; the faces she cannot forget.It is 1834, and the law says her people are now free. But for Rachel freedom means finding her children. With fear snapping at her heels, Rachel keeps moving.From sunrise to sunset, through the cane fields of Barbados to the forests of British Guiana, then on to Trinidad, up the dangerous river and to the open sea. Only once she knows their stories can she rest. Only then can she finally find home...Inspired by true events in the Caribbean, RIVER SING ME HOME will break your heart and then lift you up. A soaring story of courage and sacrifice, this novel reminds us of the remarkable strength of hope. -------------READERS HAVE BEEN AMAZED BY RIVER SING ME HOME:'An incredibly moving exploration of motherhood' Real reader review'I adored this novel' Real reader review'Powerful . . . certainly my best read of the year' Real reader review'An astounding debut' Real reader review'One of the most incredibly moving books I have ever read that will stay with me for a long time' Real reader review'A top contender for my book of the year.I beg you to read it' Real reader review