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'From the internationally bestselling author of The Books of Pellinor comes a powerful story about the exploitation of indigenous people by the First World. In Simbala's village they have two treasures: the River, which is their road and their god; and the Book, which is their history, their oracle and their soul. Simbala is a Keeper of the Book, the latest in a long line of women who can use it to find answers to the villagers' questions. As developers begin to poison the River on which the villagers rely, the Book predicts change. But this does not come in the form that they expect; it is the sympathetic Westerner that comes to the village who inflicts the greatest damage of all.' (Publication summary)
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Best Reads – End of Story
2015
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— Appears in: The Sunday Mail , 20 December 2015; (p. 24) -
[Review] The River and the Book
2015
single work
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— Appears in: The Advertiser , 10 October 2015; (p. 28)
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Review : The River and the Book
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking about Books for Children , September vol. 30 no. 4 2015; (p. 39)
— Review of The River and the Book 2015 single work novel
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Review : The River and the Book
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking about Books for Children , September vol. 30 no. 4 2015; (p. 39)
— Review of The River and the Book 2015 single work novel -
[Review] The River and the Book
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 10 October 2015; (p. 28)
— Review of The River and the Book 2015 single work novel -
Best Reads – End of Story
2015
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sunday Mail , 20 December 2015; (p. 24)
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