The Gone and the Forgotten - Limited Edition Owen Sheers 'What the River Knows has

'What the River Knows has it all: page-turning mystery

a convict in Van Dieman's Land who fell in love with a black woman and discovered too late that to love is not safe

He hops a freighter and spends eight years at sea before returning home to find Van der Voort goneand a mystery waiting in his place

The precinct he covers in the time frame of the book--the 70s--is becoming far more dangerous due to drugs and the increasing availability of guns within this war zone

The Gone and the Forgotten - Limited Edition Owen Sheers 'What the River Knows hasPart psychological thriller, part coming of age novel from the author of People of Abandoned Character. Summer, 1993. In the aftermath of her mother's suicide attempt, 16 year old Prue must spend the summer holidays on a remote island in the Shetlands with her favourite Aunt Ruth and Uncle Archie, a man she's barely met since her aunt married him. Prue hopes to re establish the relationship, and that her aunt might help her understand some of the