It Comes from the River [electronic resource]

Rachel Bower2025

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'A gritty and captivating tale of resilience, violence and the power of female solidarity' HARPER'S BAZAAR 'This unflinching debut builds relentlessly to a heart-stoppingly dramatic climax' DAILY MAIL 'Haunting, lyrical and thoroughly gripping' CLARE FISHER ' Thrilling, poetic, dark and alive – a shimmering gemstone of a debut ' ALICE ASH The three women flinch: feel something pass outside. A reek of singed fur, scorching damp. Flaming eyes. A creature. It knows these women. They feel its wanting. From the river it comes. To the river it always returns. Alex is trying to hold her growing family together with a husband who is becoming more and more difficult to keep happy. Lauren hopes that the new man in her life might present a fresh start for her and her two boys. And Nancy's son has moved her into a care home where she feels entirely out of place, longing for her lost dog while dreaming of her own escape. But there is something else at play here. Something...