Down to the River
- Family NovelHistorical Novel
- Categories:Historical Fiction
- Language:English(Translation Services Available)
- Publication date:May,2022
- Pages:338
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Review
—Tom Perrotta, author of Election and Little Children
"Anne Whitney Pierce has written a novel so richly imagined and finely observed that it casts a sort of spell. The extended Potts family—flawed and loveable, dissolute and striving, solitary and connected, real—will live long in the mind and heart."
—Elizabeth Graver, author of The End of the Point
"Some books you read, others you inhabit. Down to the River is in the latter category. Anne Whitney Pierce writes about Cambridge, Mass in the late 1960’s with the kind of rich, textured detail that’s missing from a lot of contemporary fiction. Without sentimentality or nostalgia, she brings the period alive with all of its political unrest, social anxiety, and sexual experimentation. More importantly, the Potts family becomes real and familiar, especially Chickie and Hen, the teenage cousins at the center of the novel. Their complicated relationship is a moving portrait of a particular stage of life in a specific time and place."
—Stephen McCauley, author of My Ex-Life and The Object of My Affection
"Fans of Ann Patchett’s The Dutch House (2019) will savor this worthy entry to the genre."
— Karen Clements, Booklist
"A finely crafted historical family life novel set in the decade whose anthem was the cry of sex, drugs & rock 'n roll, Down To The River showcases author Anne Whitney Pierce as a inherently gifted and impressively skilled novelist who pays attention to historical detail and the creation of naturally interesting characters and situations." —Midwest Book Review