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River, Cross My Heart
River, Cross My Heart | Breena Clarke
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Five-year-old Clara Bynum is dead, drowned in the Potomac River in the shadow of a seemingly haunted rock outcropping known locally as the Three Sisters. River, Cross My Heart, which marks the debut of a wonderfully gifted new storyteller, weighs the effect of Clara's absence on the people she has left behind: her parents, Alice and Willie Bynum, torn between the old world of their rural North Carolina home and the new world of the city, to which they have moved in search of a better life for themselves and their children; the friends and relatives of the Bynum family in the Georgetown neighborhood they now call home; and, most especially, Clara's sister, ten-year-old Johnnie Mae, who must come to terms with the powerful and confused emotions stirred by her sister's death as she struggles to decide what kind of woman she will become. This highly accomplished first novel resonates with ideas, impassioned lyricism, and poignant historical detail as it captures an essential part of the African-American experience in our century.
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Susanita
River, Cross My Heart | Breena Clarke
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks ❤️❤️❤️ 6y
vkois88 Oh, this one sounds like a good read 6y
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megnews
River, Cross My Heart | Breena Clarke
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This was the first book that came to mind when I saw the #CrossMyHeart prompt for #LiteraryLove. I read it 3 years ago and can‘t remember much about it except I really liked it. (Isn‘t that awful?)

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks No!! It happens to me all the time!! 🤣 6y
vkois88 I do that too lol... when you read so much, it's hard to remember specifics. It sounds good though, from the synopsis. #Stacked 6y
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Mdonald
River, Cross My Heart | Breena Clarke
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wallacereads
River, Cross My Heart | Breena Clarke
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Have I really been hauling around this book since 1999?! #mountTBRchallenge #13books13weeks

Liatrek Oh my that is the cutest Hello Kitty 😍 6y
wallacereads @Liatrek - right ?! 6y
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huntersmom1977
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Mdargusch
River, Cross My Heart | Breena Clarke
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Another mystery book on my shelf. I'm usually not a big fan of Oprah Books, so I'm confused about this. Not to mention it's about 20 years old. 🤔#rockinmay #theriver

Cinfhen It sounds good! If not, it will look good in your Little Free Library 😻I'm sure Oprah's books are popular!!! 8y
johnnie_cakes I don't remember much about this one except that I enjoyed it when I read it years ago. 8y
Reviewsbylola Lol! Yeah, not sure how you got your hands on that one. 8y
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Mdargusch Great idea @Cinfhen. I think you're right. 8y
Mdargusch It does sound interesting @johnnie_cakes. 8y
emilyhaldi Lolol, I will always remember how much you HATE the Oprah book club choices 😂😂😂😂 8y
Mdargusch I must have acquired this before I figured that out @emilyhaldi. But it does sound interesting. 8y
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