Dark Rivers to Cross
Book Feature - Dark Rivers to Cross by Lynne Reeves
HBL Note: I am very much looking forward to introducing you to Lynne Reeves. (Though, you might remember my feature of her previous novel, THE DANGERS OF AN ORDINARY NIGHT.) Over the next two days I’m featuring her book (see below!), sharing her author interview, and posting a guest post she wrote entitled Sensitive Novels about Trauma. If you aren’t familiar with Lynne Reeves, she is both a novelist and a nationally-recognized expert on family life. Her latest novel, DARK RIVERS TO CROSS, is described as perfect for fans of Hannah Mary McKinnon and Kimberley Belle.
Lynne Reeves draws from her experience as an expert on family life to “sensitively explores inherited trauma, adoption, and whether parents have the right to keep painful origin stories from their children as they grow up.” But this novel is also a thriller - so you won’t get too bogged down in the weighty topics there is also that signature page-turning plot that will keep those pages flying. The nature of this novel ties perfectly with her guest post, so if you’re interested in this one you’ll love the list she shares on novels that sensitively address trauma.
“Shatteringly original, intensely suspenseful, and written with a tender eloquence that will break your heart. The talented Lynne Reeves—a master of subtext—weaves her brilliant insight into a riveting story of best intentions, unintended consequences, and devastated families.” —Hank Phillippi Ryan, USA Today bestselling author of Her Perfect Life
Book Feature - Dark Rivers to Cross by Lynne Reeves
Book Feature - Dark Rivers to Cross by Lynne Reeves
From the publisher:
For two decades, Lena Blackwell has kept her sons at her side, teaching them everything she knows about running their successful river lodge in Northern Maine. But what she really wants is to keep her boys in the dark about their tragic past.
Her son Luke is right where he belongs, working at the family inn sheltered by acres of pine forest that stretch along the Penobscot River. So when his adopted brother, Jonah, threatens to upend their peaceful life by searching for his biological parents, Luke refuses to help.
Lena is determined to thwart Jonah’s search to uncover his own history. But the unexpected arrival of old friends at the inn for a weekend off the grid throws her plans into disarray. Little does she know, Jonah has already gleaned enough information to set in motion a deadly reckoning.
Luke may not want to know anything about his family, but he’s caught between the hard truths his brother is determined to expose and the devastating secret his mother is desperate to keep—at any cost.
Dark Rivers to Cross sensitively explores inherited trauma and the stories we tell the ones we love. It’s about what one mother is willing to sacrifice for her children.
