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The River We Remember
Why we recommend it
A beautifully written historical mystery with complicated characters, a few surprises and plenty to talk about afterward. Give the characters some time to settle in, pour yourself a cozy glass of something, and keep reading.
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Book-club questions
Spoiler note: These prompts are best explored after everyone has finished the book.
- There are a lot of characters introduced early in the book. Once you got everyone straight, which character did you become the most invested in—and did that surprise you?
- Brody is clearly flawed, and some of his decisions are hard to agree with. Did your opinion of him change throughout the book? Can someone make choices you strongly disagree with and still be a good person?
- When did you think you had figured out what happened to Jimmy Quinn? Did the story ultimately go where you expected it to?
- How did the prejudices within Jewel influence the investigation? Do you think the truth would have been easier to uncover if the community hadn't been so quick to decide who was guilty?
- The river can feel incredibly peaceful even while some very dark things are happening around it. What did the Alabaster River come to represent for you as the story went on?
- So many of the characters are carrying something from their past. Which character's history did the most to change the way you saw them?
- The big book-club question: If you had been in Brody's position and knew everything he eventually knew, would you have made the same choices he did? Why or why not?