In the River Sweet

National Book Award finalist Patricia Henley captivates us with this engrossing novel of a woman whose long-held secret will transform her life and her marriage.

From all appearances, Ruth Anne Bond is enviably lucky. Her husband, Johnny, still treats her like a young lover. Her grown daughter is a staunch friend. Her steady work and devotion to the church have quietly made her a pillar of the community. Then one long Indiana summer brings some unexpected communiqu s--including one she has both craved and feared for thirty years. As long-hidden truths threaten to emerge, for the first time in her marriage Ruth Anne is faced with memories she and Johnny never discuss: of a year spent in Saigon in 1968--and a past she has yet to acknowledge. Probing questions of family and faith, Patricia Henley offers us a tender, far-sighted novel about seeking answers and achieving grace.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Published: 04/13/2004
ISBN: 9780385721325
Pages: 306
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.24w x 0.66d

Review Citations: Kliatt 09/01/2004 pg. 21
Library Journal 11/01/2004 pg. 135