A remarkable new writer makes her debut--with a novel of tragedy and triumph in the life of an African American family in Georgetown, circa 1925. — Eight-year-old Clara Bynum is dead, drowned in the Potomac River in the shadow of an apparently haunted rock outcropping known locally as the Three Sisters. — In scenes alive with emotional truth, Rive... more »

ISBN-13: 9780316898164
ISBN-10: 0316898163
Pages: 272
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Publisher: Little, Brown
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
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Susan R. reviewed River, Cross My Heart on 9/15/2006 + 70 more book reviews

I truly enjoyed this book. The description of Washington, D.C. in the 1920's was historically interresting. Communities coming together in tragetic situations and individuals rising above adversity make up the basis of this story. A good read!

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