Hi Cher Ami,
Today book review is all about the enchanting book Once upon a River by Diane Setterfield.
Once Upon a time on a dark midwinter’s night, regulars in an ancient Thames Inn are entertaining themselves with stories.
There stories interrupted by the inn door bursting open. An injured stranger stumbles in, in his arms the drowned corpse of a little girl.
Hours later the dead girl takes a breath and returns to life.
Is it a miracle? Is it magic? Or can it be explained by science?
A year that follows and the life of the people affected will never be the same again.
Once Upon a River is an enthralling story. This story is the perfect companion to roaring fire and a rainy night.
Diane Setterfield has created a story that balances on the edges of multi genre. This has created a story that feels so real and so magical at the same time.
Once Upon a River introduces us several different character that are affected by the miracle girl. My favourite character is Rita, the Nurse/ Midwife that smarter than any doctor. Her passion is for science, and caring for people. If I lived than I would have called on Rita and no other. Once Upon a River as a whole is filled with amazing strong woman.
I feel like we need to arrange a reading of Once upon a River in an old inn by the Thames, a different person reading different parts of the story, like the Swan old regulars.
My rating for Once Upon a River is 4 out of 5.
Thank you to Netgalley and Transworld Publisher for my e-book copy of Once upon a River for a fair and honest review.
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Thanks for reading
Gem x
