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Which character is keeping the most secrets in this beautifully written dual timeline read?

The writing and storyline are just pull-you-in amazing.

We meet Hazel, Nell, Evie, Becca, Ben, and Mildred.

Evie is the connection to both time periods and families in both the 1930s and in 1971.

We follow Becca and Evie as they go through their days without Becca’s husband and Evie’s father Ben.

Becca finds out that her nasty mother-in-law, Mildred, kept information about her husband from her, and she does some other horrible things to Becca.

We also follow Hazel, Nell, and Evie as adults as we see what their life is like now …more and as they try to figure out what really happened during their childhood and the secrets their mother kept.

A marvelous, heartfelt, as well as heartbreaking read with wonderful characters you will love and feel for.

You will not want to put the book down, and you will need tissues at times.

THE RIVER KNOWS YOUR NAME has intrigue and is a you-have-to-know-how-it-all-happened read and how it all turns out. 5/5

Thank you to the publisher for a copy of this book. All opinions are my own. (less)

This book swept me away like the eponymous river that ran through its pages. Becca, Lottie, Nell, Evie, and the rest of the characters jumped off the page. I felt like I knew them by the end and shared their losses and regrets. This book made me feel, in the best way. I loathed Mildred. Felt for Hazel, Evie, and Nell. Ached for Becca. It started slow, but kept pushing me forward in by inch to understand what happened and how it would all play out in the end. I highly recommend this book.

The River Knows Your Name by Kelly Mustian

This haunting atmospheric southern story paints a vivid picture of the Mississippi Delta and its people. The characters are well developed; complex and nuanced with compelling backstories. Kelly Mustian created an immersive read that engaged me from start to finish. We follow Nell and her sister, Evie, who discover their mother, Hazel, is not Evie’s mother. For nearly thirty years, Nell promised to never reveal what they found. Told in dual storylines, Nell, forty-two in 1971, delves into her past to uncover buried secrets, and Becca, a struggling young mother trying to …more survive during the thick of the Depression in 1930s.

A story touching upon secrets, heartache, betrayal, survival, endurance, love, family, mother-daughter relationships. Enjoyed her debut book, The Girls in the Stilt House, and I enjoyed this one, as well.

Thanks to BookBrowse and Sourcebooks Landmark for the ARC of this beautifully written book. (less)