Ask a Bookseller: 'What the River Knows'
Amy Jiron of Hearthfire Books in Evergreen, Colo., recommends a visit to the Nile this December, in the form of Isabel Ibañez's novel “What the River Knows.” Set in 1884, this historical fantasy novel has adventure, romance and a dash of magic.Marketed as a young adult book, the story opens upon 19-year-old Inez Olivera, living in posh, upper-class Buenos Aires and desperately waiting to hear from her parents, who are abroad in Egypt again. In quick succession, she receives two important missives: a ring from her father, mailed without note or explanation, followed by news that her parents…
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