Many thanks to NetGalley and William Morrow for the opportunity to read Where the Rivers Merge by Mary Alice Monroe. Oh, how I have missed reading long and beautifully written family sagas! Bravo to Ms. Monroe for this wonderful novel. I wish I could dive right into the second volume right now. There is much to be learned, and much to savor in Where the Rivers Merge; i will be revisiting it.

I always cherish Mary Alice Monroe's stories, and this one was one of my favorites from her. She always writes just heart felt stories, and I had all the heart strings pulled with this one. She has a way of capturing the reader from the minute the story begins to the minute the last sentence comes together. Beautuflly done Mary!

On her 88th birthday family matriarch Eliza goes home to her beloved family home, Mayfield, with her granddaughter and newly discovered great niece. Her greedy son is trying to wrest the company and her property from her and it’s here she’s gone to not so much retreat, but to finally share her stories with these two important woman. A look at a woman’s life, past and present written in Monroe’s indomitable style.