River Sing Me Home

by Eleanor Shearer

A story that follows an escaped slave determined to find her children who were sold when they were young. The story is sometimes sad and shows a mother's enduring love for her children. The story, which is beautifully written, will stir up a lot of emotion; sadness, anger, and especially disbelief at how black women were abused, raped, and more. River Sing Me Home by Eleanor Shearer #historicalfiction, #womensfiction, #reading, #BooksToRead, #bookclub, #reading, #books #fiction #bestbooks

Praise For This Book

"A powerful novel that explores how freedom and family are truly defined." -Marie Benedict, New York Times bestselling coauthor of The Personal Librarian

"An extraordinary odyssey of pain, love, and homecoming as Rachel searches not only for her children but for her own past, her own independence, and her own soul. A haunting and powerful debut." -Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling author of The Diamond Eye

"[A] testament to how hard a mother will fight for her kids." -Real Simple

"A strong and beautiful novel that stares into the face of brutality and the heart of love." -Jeanette Winterson, New York Times bestselling author of 12 Bytes and Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?

"A moving and dynamic novel.... Shearer treats such a difficult and underexamined part of history deftly and honourably. She sieves through it to give us what all good novelists do; the essential without sacrificing the specific and the historical." -The Guardian (UK)

"An incredible debut novel about the power of a mother's love - highly recommended." -Good Housekeeping (UK)

"Hugely profound, hopeful and emotive this is written in lyrical prose that demonstrates Shearer's mastery of language... A book you will not forget for a long time." -Glamour (UK)

"[T]he heart of the novel lies in its celebration of motherhood and female resilience. This is a tender exploration of one woman's courage in the face of unbelievable cruelty." -The Observer

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