Excerpt from Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfield, plus links to reviews, author biography & more

Name: Once Upon a River
Rating: 4.6 (5 reviews)
Author: Diane Setterfield
ISBN: 9780743298070

Once Upon a River

by Diane Setterfield

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First Published:
Dec 4, 2018, 480 pages

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Jul 2019, 496 pages

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Jonathan watched the girl intently. Then his shoulders slumped.

They locked the door behind them and came away.

Excerpted from Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfield. Copyright © 2018 by Diane Setterfield. Excerpted by permission of Atria Books. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.

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