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In the spring of 1971, Owen Brand and his family move to the riverside town of Middlecross in a renewed attempt to escape poverty. For twelve-year-old Owen, it's the opportunity for a new life and an end to his family's isolation and he quickly falls in with a gang of three local boys and forms a strong bond with Jennifer, the rebellious daughter of a violent, alcoholic father. As summer brings release from school, two figures preside over the boys' activities: Walter Gribbs, a benign old watchman at the yacht club, and Hogdson Fisk, a vindictive farmer tormented by his past. Then the boys stumble on a body washed up on the riverbank - a discovery whose reverberations will result, as the year comes full circle, in a cataclysm that envelops them all...
Steven Erikson first novel, This River Awakens, is a lyrical, tender and disturbing portrayal of a rite of passage that is both harsh and revelatory.
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A time to escape
Twelve-year-old Owen Brand and his family move to Middlecross, a riverside town in rural Canada, hoping to leave poverty and unhappiness behind.
A time for innocence
Owen meets three local boys, and they soon form an inseparable band. Over the summer holidays they create their own world, a place apart from the adults who watch over them. Owen also grows close to Jennifer, a fascinating but deeply troubled girl.
And a time to grow up
Then the gang stumble across a body in the river - a discovery with unimaginable consequences for them and the town, from which there is no going back.
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This River Awakens
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Doherty Associates, LLC, Tom, 2013
ISBN 10 : 0765334992
ISBN 13 : 9780765334992
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This River Awakens
Edité par
Doherty Associates, LLC, Tom, 2013
ISBN 10 : 0765334992
ISBN 13 : 9780765334992
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Couverture rigide
Edition originale
Vendeur : Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, Etats-Unis
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This River Awakens
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ISBN 10 : 0765334992
ISBN 13 : 9780765334992
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