Nancy Christie

It’s the story of Rosa Linda and Donnie Ray, two people who have suffered, are damaged, and yet still hold on, despite it all. Both of them must confront the reality of who they were, what they have experienced, and where they can go from there. Choices will have to be made. Challenges will have to be overcome. Conflicts, both internal and external, will have to be resolved.

Before the story ends, Rosa Linda and Donnie Ray will be forced to come face to face with the exigencies of life. What they do after that is anyone’s guess.

The story will take you by the throat and stop your breathing. It will make you pause in places, to process what the characters are feeling, what the author has made you feel. It will remind you that first impressions are often faulty, that understanding other people takes time and effort, and that, regardless of the outcome, it’s worth it.

Reading On the Mad River is to be taken on a journey. And when you return, you won’t be the same person, and you won’t see people and life in quite the same way. And that is the unexpected reward of traveling On the Mad River.