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Ep. 142: Eleanor Shearer on Bringing the 19th Century Caribbean to Life and Exploring What It Means to Be Free
Eleanor Shearer is here to discuss her debut novel, River Sing Me Home, a beautiful, page-turning and redemptive story of a mother’s gripping journey across the Caribbean to find her stolen children in the aftermath of slavery.
We discuss the power of historical novels to teach and bring lesser known periods of history to life and how she explores through her writing what it means to be free and finding love and joy in the darkest times.
River Sing Me Home is a Good Morning America Book Club pick and was named a Most Anticipated Book of 2023 by Real Simple, Goodreads, BookBub, BookRiot and more.
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Eleanor Shearer is here to discuss her debut novel, River Sing Me Home, a beautiful, page-turning and redemptive story of a mother’s gripping journey across the Caribbean to find her stolen children in the aftermath of slavery.
We discuss the power of historical novels to teach and bring lesser known periods of history to life and how she explores through her writing what it means to be free and finding love and joy in the darkest times.
River Sing Me Home is a Good Morning America Book Club pick and was named a Most Anticipated Book of 2023 by Real Simple, Goodreads, BookBub, BookRiot and more.