Audiobook It Comes from the River by Rachel Bower in the ListenBook app
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Book description
That opening line-'The three women flinch'-hits like a physical thing, and once you hear it narrated, you're already pulled into the current. Rachel Bower's It Comes from the River isn't just a book you read; it's one you feel in your bones, especially as an audiobook. The narrator's voice, steady yet layered with quiet tension, makes every shadow in the riverbank feel real. You can almost smell the damp earth and hear the distant, unsettling whisper of the water itself.
Bower crafts three women-Alex, Lauren, Nancy-each navigating their own unraveling world with heartbreaking honesty. Alex fights to hold her family together as her husband grows colder. Lauren clings to hope with a new man, trying to shield her boys. Nancy, adrift in a care home, misses her dog and dreams of escape. Their struggles feel immediate, raw, and utterly human. But beneath their personal storms, something ancient and hungry stirs in the river. It's not just a threat-it's a presence that knows them, a force that makes the ordinary feel charged with dread. The line about "a reek of singed fur, scorching damp" isn't just description; it's a sensory punch, delivered perfectly in audio.
What makes this audiobook so special is how it builds. The tension isn't just in the plot-it's in the pauses, in the way the narrator lets silence stretch before a whisper cuts through. You'll find yourself leaning in, holding your breath as the river's pull becomes undeniable. The "heart-stoppingly dramatic climax" Harper's Bazaar mentions? It lands with devastating weight, not through shouting, but through the quiet, devastating choices these women make. And that theme of female solidarity? It's woven through their lives like a secret thread, rising to the surface when they realize they're not just fighting for themselves.
Clare Fisher called it "haunting, lyrical, and thoroughly gripping"-and that's exactly what the audiobook delivers. The prose is beautiful without being showy, and the audio brings out its rhythm. You'll hear the "chorus of voices calling in the distance" as a chilling echo, not just a line on a page. Alice Ash's "shimmering gemstone" line? It fits. This debut glows with quiet power, the kind that lingers long after the final word.
If you love stories where the setting itself feels alive, where a river isn't just water but a character with a memory, this is your next obsession. It's thrilling, poetic, dark, and utterly alive-exactly the kind of debut that makes you want to listen again, just to feel that river's pull all over. You won't just hear this story; you'll live in its shadows. And honestly? You'll be grateful for the journey.
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