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Once upon a river

by Bonnie Jo Campbell

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After the violent death of her father, in which she is complicit, Margo takes to the Stark River in her boat in search of her vanished mother. But the river, Margo's childhood paradise, is a dangerous place for a young woman travelling alone, and she must be strong to survive.

Voyages and travelsDeathTeenage girlsFathersSurvivalRiver lifeFictionFiction, coming of ageMichigan, fictionNew York Times reviewedFiction, generalMothers and daughters