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The River, By Moonlight
by
Camille Marchetta (Goodreads Author)
On a rainy April night in 1917, a passing vagrant sees a young woman fall (or is it jump?) into New York City's Hudson River. He tries to save her, but fails. The police tentatively identify the woman as Lily Canning, twenty-five years old, from Minuit, a town in the Hudson Valley. But is it Lily? The question torments her mother, Henrietta, as she awaits confirmation. And...more
Hardcover, 376 pages
Published
August 1st 2007
by Virtualbookworm.com Publishing, Incorporated
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This was a great book. It’s set in 1917 - New York. A vagrant sees the talented and lovely Miss Lily Canning jump off of a bridge into the Hudson River. Her family and friends are baffled by her decision and are left to grasp at straws, searching for answers. The looming war in Europe adds texture to the psychological tension built throughout the story.
The story is brilliantly told via different persons in Lily’s sphere. Each chapter is narrated by a different character, who mor...more
The story is brilliantly told via different persons in Lily’s sphere. Each chapter is narrated by a different character, who mor...more
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Born in Brooklyn, Camille Marchetta received her BA in English Literature from the College of New Rochelle, in Westchester County, New York, and later studied fiction with noted writer Anatole Broyard at The New School in New York City. Shortly afterward, on a visit to England, she fell in love with the country, decided to stay, and was fortunate enough to find work with Richard Hatton Limit...more
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