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An evening with debut author Rachel Bower

February 18 @ 18:30 21:00

We are excited to bring you another local debut author to provide cosy reading in dark February. Join us in the shop to chat with Rachel Bower about her debut novel ‘It Comes from The River’ which is out on 30th January. Infused with the folklore of Northern England, It Comes from the River is an unforgettable, uncanny debut about violence, resilience and hope – and the power of women when they work together.


Alex is trying to hold her growing family together with a husband who is becoming more and more difficult to keep happy. Lauren hopes that the new man in her life might present a fresh start for her and her two boys. And Nancy’s son has moved her into a care home where she feels entirely out of place, longing for her lost dog while dreaming of her own escape. But there is something else at play here. Something lurking in the water or at the end of an unlit street; a shadow in a bag of strangers’ clothing; a chorus of voices calling in the distance.


As each woman’s world spirals from her grasp, they feel it getting closer, revealing the truth of what binds them together, and what must be done to set each of them free.

From the river it comes; to the river it always returns.

‘Haunting, lyrical and thoroughly gripping … These characters and their lives will stay with me for a long time’ Clare Fisher, author of ALL THE GOOD THINGS
‘A rich, wild, completely absorbing novel’ Sarah Butler, author of TEN THINGS I’VE LEARNT ABOUT LOVE
‘This is a debut that heralds a masterful new literary great’ Karina Lickorish Quinn, author of THE HOUSE OF SKIN
‘A powerful story that will leave you changed’ Kimberly Campanello, author of MOTHERBABYHOME

Rachel Bower is a prize-winning poet and short story writer from Bradford. She is the author of two poetry collections and a non-fiction book on literary letters. Her poems and stories have been widely published in literary magazines, including The London Magazine, The White Review, Magma and Stand. Bower won The London Magazine Short Story Prize 2019/20 and the W&A Short Story Competition 2020. She has also been listed for the White Review Short Story Prize 2019, the RSL V.S. Pritchett Short Story Prize and the BBC Short Story Prize.

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95 Town Street
Farsley, Leeds, LS28 5HX
01138056019
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