The River Beyond the World - Hardcover

"Lush . . . a beautiful novel, richly evocative of time and place, ambitious in scope, and flawlessly written."--Sharon Oard Warner, Dallas Morning News
"Ms. Peery . . . ruminate[s] . . . on the mysteries of creation and loss, of forgiveness and love, of betrayal and what she calls the 'complex living heart of grace'."--Megan Harlan, "The New York Times Book Review"
"A page-turner . . . speaks eloquently on themes of forgiveness, sexual awakening, deception, redemption and transformation, demonstrating that people can-and sometimes will-find remedy, solace, and a better way."--Steve Byrne, "The Detroit News/Free Press"
"Begins in a visionary flush of language . . . Peery handles her narrative with grace and originality taht is consistently engaging . . . There is a clear river that runs through every human being's life, and The River Beyond the World . . . is about two interesting women who spend their lives trying to find it."--Matthew Gilbert, "The Boston Globe"
"A page-turner . . . speaks eloquently on themes of forgiveness, sexual awakening, deception, redemption and transformation, demonstrating that people can-and sometimes will-find remedy, solace, and a better way."--Steve Byrne, "The Detroit News/Free Press"

Lush . . . a beautiful novel, richly evocative of time and place, ambitious in scope, and flawlessly written. "Sharon Oard Warner, Dallas Morning News"

Ms. Peery . . . ruminate[s] . . . on the mysteries of creation and loss, of forgiveness and love, of betrayal and what she calls the 'complex living heart of grace'. "Megan Harlan, The New York Times Book Review"

A page-turner . . . speaks eloquently on themes of forgiveness, sexual awakening, deception, redemption and transformation, demonstrating that people can-and sometimes will-find remedy, solace, and a better way. "Steve Byrne, The Detroit News/Free Press"

Begins in a visionary flush of language . . . Peery handles her narrative with grace and originality taht is consistently engaging . . . There is a clear river that runs through every human being's life, and The River Beyond the World . . . is about two interesting women who spend their lives trying to find it. "Matthew Gilbert, The Boston Globe""

"Lush . . . a beautiful novel, richly evocative of time and place, ambitious in scope, and flawlessly written." --Sharon Oard Warner, Dallas Morning News

"Ms. Peery . . . ruminate[s] . . . on the mysteries of creation and loss, of forgiveness and love, of betrayal and what she calls the 'complex living heart of grace'." --Megan Harlan, The New York Times Book Review

"A page-turner . . . speaks eloquently on themes of forgiveness, sexual awakening, deception, redemption and transformation, demonstrating that people can-and sometimes will-find remedy, solace, and a better way." --Steve Byrne, The Detroit News/Free Press

"Begins in a visionary flush of language . . . Peery handles her narrative with grace and originality taht is consistently engaging . . . There is a clear river that runs through every human being's life, and The River Beyond the World . . . is about two interesting women who spend their lives trying to find it." --Matthew Gilbert, The Boston Globe

JANET PEERY's books include The Exact Nature of Our Wrongs (a novel), Alligator Dance (stories), and What the Thunder Said (a novella and stories). She has received numerous honors for her fiction including the Rosenthal Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, the Whiting Foundation, the Guggenheim Foundation, and the National Endowment for the Arts, among others. She lives in Cape Charles, Virginia.