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Book Review of Once Upon a River

Once Upon a River
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What a wonderful tale. It starts off with much character and world building but soon I was thoroughly engaged. I loved how this story revolves around the mysterious appearance of a man and a child during a storm. He is badly injured. The girl at first appears to be dead and is put into a shed. Rita, a local nurse, comes hours later to help the injured man, then she goes to see the girl who she believes is dead then amazingly wakes and recovers. No one knows who she is. There are 2 families that she might belong to. So they are called in to see the girl. Both believe she is theirs. There is lots of history mixed within the mystery. So much is happening and intertwined! This was a great story I enjoyed very much!
Absolutely loved the narration. Juliet Stevenson was wonderful.