05139cam a2200637Ii 4500 26079 26079 6970231 MeVbMML 20190502002406.0 180522s2018 nyu 000 1 eng d 0743298071 9780743298070 6756486 (OCoLC)1036104908 (OCoLC)on1036104908 YDX eng YDX ATNSH YDX DWP PR6119.E86 O63 2018 823/.92 23 Setterfield, D. SETTERFI D Setterfield, Diane, author. 8904 Once upon a river : a novel / Diane Setterfield. First Emily Bestler Books/Atria Books hardcover edition. New York : Emily Bestler Books, Atria, 2018. 464 pages ; 24 cm text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier "On a dark midwinter’s night in an ancient inn on the river Thames, an extraordinary event takes place. The regulars are telling stories to while away the dark hours, when the door bursts open on a grievously wounded stranger. In his arms is the lifeless body of a small child. Hours later, the girl stirs, takes a breath and returns to life. Is it a miracle? Is it magic? Or can science provide an explanation? These questions have many answers, some of them quite dark indeed. Those who dwell on the river bank apply all their ingenuity to solving the puzzle of the girl who died and lived again, yet as the days pass the mystery only deepens. The child herself is mute and unable to answer the essential questions: Who is she? Where did she come from? And to whom does she belong? But answers proliferate nonetheless. Three families are keen to claim her. A wealthy young mother knows the girl is her kidnapped daughter, missing for two years. A farming family reeling from the discovery of their son’s secret liaison, stand ready to welcome their granddaughter. The parson’s housekeeper, humble and isolated, sees in the child the image of her younger sister. But the return of a lost child is not without complications and no matter how heartbreaking the past losses, no matter how precious the child herself, this girl cannot be everyone’s. Each family has mysteries of its own, and many secrets must be revealed before the girl’s identity can be known."-- From publisher's description. Secrecy Fiction. 1301 Missing children Fiction. 2128 Family secrets Fiction. 418 Near-death experiences Fiction. 8905 Thames River (England) Fiction. 8906 Thrillers (Fiction) lcgft 413 Psychological fiction. lcgft 1182 Domestic fiction. lcgft 821 New Shelf New Shelf New Shelf New Shelf New Shelf New Shelf New Shelf New Shelf New Shelf New Shelf ddc BOOK BPL FICX 26 221862-1 FICTION SETTERFI D Boston Library 39999095194542 9 6 2 2 5 28.00 Item generated Nov 27 2018 4:16PM BPL FICX 26 221862-1 FICTION SETTERFI D Boston Library 39999095194559 9 6 2 2 5 28.00 Item generated Nov 27 2018 4:16PM BPL FICX 26 221862-1 FICTION SETTERFI D Boston Library 39999095194567 9 6 2 2 5 28.00 Item generated Nov 27 2018 4:16PM BPL FICX 26 221862-1 FICTION SETTERFI D Boston Library 39999095194575 9 6 2 2 5 28.00 Item generated Nov 27 2018 4:16PM BPL FICX 26 221862-1 FICTION SETTERFI D Boston Library 39999095194583 9 6 2 2 5 28.00 Item generated Nov 27 2018 4:16PM BPL FICX 26 221862-1 FICTION SETTERFI D Boston Library 39999095194591 9 6 2 2 5 28.00 Item generated Nov 27 2018 4:16PM BPL FICX 26 221862-1 FICTION SETTERFI D Boston Library 39999095194609 9 6 2 2 5 28.00 Item generated Nov 27 2018 4:16PM BPL FICX 26 221862-1 FICTION SETTERFI D Boston Library 39999095194617 9 6 2 2 5 28.00 Item generated Nov 27 2018 4:16PM ddc 0 0 ABELJ ABELJ AF 2018-12-11 28.00 5 0 SETT 38277 2020-07-28 2020-03-07 2018-12-11 BOOK