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'This River Awakens' by Steven Erikson follows the story of Owen, a teenager who forms a bond with three other boys and Jennifer in Middleton. The narrative explores themes of survival, friendship, and the complexities of childhood. As the story progresses, the children's exceptional qualities are revealed, contrasting with the self-destructive tendencies of the adults in their lives. The river in the countryside of Middleton plays a central role, symbolizing life, death, and the threats faced by the characters.
From The Publisher:
From the acclaimed author of the Malazan series comes Steven Erikson's This River Awakens.
In the spring of 1971, Owen Brand and his family move to the riverside town of Middlecross in a renewed attempt to escape poverty. For twelve-year-old Owen, it's the opportunity for a new life and an end to his family's isolation. He quickly falls in with a gang of three local boys and forms a strong bond with Jennifer, the rebellious daughter of a violent, alcoholic father. As summer brings release from school, two figures preside over the boys' activities: Walter Gribbs, a benign old watchman at the yacht club, and Hodgson Fisk, a vindictive farmer tormented by his past. Then the boys stumble on a body washed up on the riverbank-a discovery whose reverberations will result, as the year comes full circle, in a cataclysm that envelops them all….
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