River Sing Me Home

A mother's desperate search to find her stolen children and her freedom takes her across the Caribbean. 'An incredible novel about the power of a mother's love' Good Housekeeping 'A book you will not forget for a long time' Glamour Rachel is searching for her children. The five who survived, only to be sold to other plantations. The faces she cannot forget. It is 1834, and the law says her people are now free. But for Rachel freedom means finding her children, even if the truth is more than she can bear. With fear snapping at her heels, Rachel keeps moving. From sunrise to sunset, through the cane fields of Barbados to the forests of British Guiana and on to Trinidad, to the dangerous river and the open sea. Only once she knows their stories can she rest. Only then can she finally find home. 'A gripping, redemptive story of survival and hope' Platinum 'Shearer brings this story of a mother's courage to the page with compassion and tenderness' Natasha Lester 'Compulsive... steeped in atmosphere' 'Powerful and moving' Mail on Sunday Woman & Home (Headline Review logo) 9781472291400 £8.99 (also available in ebook and audio) Cover credits... www.headline.co.uk (twitter and instagram logos) @eleanorbshearer Inspired by true historical events in the Caribbean, River Sing Me Home will break your heart and then lift you up. A soaring story of courage and sacrifice, this novel reminds us of the remarkable strength of hope. A Good Morning America Book Club Pick. Soon to be adapted as a feature film by AL Films and BBC Film. 'Every once in a while, a book comes along that is so assured and so powerful you can't believe it's a debut.... Eleanor Shearer is a remarkable writer and she brings this story of a mother's courage to the page with compassion and tenderness' Natasha…