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Copy/paste the text below into your blog. <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/138872.Follow_the_River?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=blog_review" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px"><img alt="Follow the River" border="0" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172098153m/138872.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/138872.Follow_the_River?utm_medium=api&utm_source=blog_review">Follow the River</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/29544.James_Alexander_Thom">James Alexander Thom</a><br/><br/> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/16982930?utm_medium=api&utm_source=blog_review"><h3>My review</h3></a> rating: 4 of 5 stars<br/>Although this book is not new (published in 1981) it was highly recommended to me by my brother and mom. It is based on the true ordeal of Mary Ingles, and within the first twenty pages, I was nearly in shock from the description of the violence inflicted upon her family by the Shawnee Indians. At times I had very conflicted feelings about the way the main character dealt with her plight, and I wonder about the liberties the author took in retelling her story. In any event, it was definitely a page-turner and made me appreciate the amazing ability of the human spirit to survive. <br/><br/><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/423673?utm_medium=api&utm_source=blog_review">View all my reviews.</a>