Author: Fleur McDonald
ISBN: 9781760633141
RRP: $29.99
Publication Date: 1 November 2018
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Copy: Courtesy of the Publisher
Fleur McDonald is a bestselling author at the top of her game, she writes compelling rural fiction with more than just a hint of suspense.
Chelsea Taylor left her family’s property in the small country town of Barker filled with talent, ambition and determination to make it as a concert pianist. She thought she had it made and wanted to prove herself to everyone at home.
Ten years later she finds herself back in Barker with her four year-old daughter, Aria, to face the father who yelled at her over the phone never to come home again.
Chelsea and Aria settle into life on the land with the beginnings of a truce developing with Tom. The farmhand, Cal, already seems to have formed a less than complimentary impression of Chelsea. A shocking discovery in the riverbed rocks the foundations being slowly built.
Detective Dave Burrows is a character who has popped up a number of times in McDonald’s books and he arrives in Where the River Runs to investigate a discovery on the riverbed and uncover the secrets of the past.
Chelsea just wants to build a relationship with her dad but whether she’ll get the opportunity is anyone’s guess.
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Where the River Runs is published by Allen & Unwin and is available now from Angus & Robertson Bookworld, Booktopia and where all good books are sold.
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Thanks to Beauty and Lace and Allen & Unwin for the opportunity to read and review another stellar offering from Fleur McDonald.
Fleur knows how to have her audience laughing and crying – her stories are all about the emotion of her characters that she brings to life on every page.
The storyline is a familiar one, but there are enough twists along the way to feed your imagination and have you wondering just a little, until the answer is revealed.
Without giving away too much, Where The River Runs follows the story of concert pianist Chelsea Taylor who left home and didn’t think she’d ever return to the small country town of Baxter. After the death of her brother, then her mum, there were few reasons to return to the place that held so many bad memories and so much pain for Chelsea, but sometimes you have to face your fears to overcome them.
Returning to her father’s property is not an easy transition, but they soon begin to mend the long-damaged fences with the help of little Aria, Chelsea’s daughter.
With an historical murder thrown in, Where The River Runs, has a great balance of romance and intrigue, with our favourite rural detective, Dave Burrows, to have you hooked until the last word.
I was left wanting to know more about Chelsea’s story and where her budding romance would lead, and what was awaiting Dave on a return home after many years.
Highly recommended.