Publisher, Blackstone Audiobooks (May 2005)

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“Moving and impressive, strongly atmospheric. A remarkable achievement.” —Penelope Lively

“. . . skillfully evokes a sense of impending doom . . . with a finale that Daphne du Maurier herself would have been proud of.” —Daily Mail

“All the more poignant for being set amid beautiful countryside, and full of brooding sadness right up to the unexpected horror of the ending.” —Times

During the summer of 1958 in the English village of Cameldip, two children drown while playing in a leaky boat on the river. Their parents, Isabel and Robert, are bound together in guilt and anger. Thirty years later, a young woman secretly pregnant and determined to make a new start for herself arrives in Cameldip. Taken in by Isabel, she slowly uncovers the secrets of the village’s past and is inexorably drawn into the conflict.

A story of families, old secrets, and new beginnings, The River is a lyrical and haunting tale of betrayal, failure, love, and fortitude.

About the Author: Tricia Wastvedt was born in London in 1954. She lives in Bath, England.

About the Performer: Kate Reading is an award-winning narrator and actor who is a company member at Woolly Mammoth Theatre and has appeared on many other stages. She is married to actor-narrator Michael Kramer (Nick Bernard), and they live with their two children in the Washington, D.C. area.