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Title: Beyond the Wild River

Subtitle: A Novel

Author: Sarah Maine

Narrator: Kirsty Cox

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11 hrs and 1 min

Language: English

Release date: 04-18-17

Publisher: Dreamscape Media, LLC

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 7 votes

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

Nineteen-year-old Evelyn has rarely strayed from her family's isolated estate - save for the occasional trip to Edinburgh, where her father, a respected magistrate, conducts his business. But when Evelyn's innocent friendship with a servant is misinterpreted by her father as an illicit union, Evelyn is whisked away to accompany her father on a trip to North America. For the final portion of that trip, Evelyn and her father go fishing in Canada, and Evelyn is surprised to discover that their guide is James Douglas, a former stable hand who disappeared from their estate five years ago on the night of a double murder. Now, far from the constraints of polite society, the truth about that day, James, and her father is revealed.

Members Reviews:

Great author. Looking forward to her next book. This one was great.

I loved this book. Part mystery, part romance with a little history thrown in. I started reading this book in the morning and couldn't put it down till I finished it at midnight. Loved the story on the White City and loved the ending even though I was sorry to see it end. Great character development. Definitely would recommend this book and this author.

Atmospheric and suspenseful

An atmospheric narrative, rich personalities, and a secret thatâs been festering for too long: perfect ingredients for a very enjoyable read.

The plot is set in three places. Chapters alternate between those, and sometimes two settings are combined in the same chapter, as memories are mixed into the narrative:

- the Ballantyreâs estate in Scotland in 1898. Charles and McAllister, one of his keepers, are in constant conflict with poachers on their lands. An incident happens and old poacher Jacko got shot. James, the stable hand, suspected of the crime, flees

- 1893, at the Columbian Exposition in Chicago. Charles and his daughter Evelyn visit, in company of business associates and friends

- After the exposition, they go to a fishing expedition on the Nipigon River in Northern Ontario. Charles and Evelyn are surprised to meet again James, now part of a group of anglers taking groups to fish. This will be the occasion to clarify what really happened on that dreadful day on the Ballantyreâs property and to settle accounts.

At first, it felt too convenient that James would be exactly where the Ballantyre are heading to, but then you get caught up in the story and it really doesnât matter.

I enjoyed a lot Evelynâs personality. Sheâs 19 in 1893. For five years, sheâs lived with the memory of what she saw the night Jackoâs death, without understanding clearly what really took place.

She loves her father, but also feels he is hypocrite and hides her something fishy.

Sheâs also very critical of her rich milieu and its pretense and dreams of independence, represented in the personality and life style of James, who first introduced her to the secrets of nature.

Evelyn is eager for truth and justice.