“Books about the journey to self-realizing often make us contemplate our own lives and choices. You travel with the character through joy, heartache, and redemption, and when it’s over, you have laughed and cried. This book proves o exception…Descriptive language, paired with heartfelt characters, accentuates the story, which is peppered with Lowcountry culture and customs…After reading this tale, cherishing family and home becomes the reader’s own mantra.”

-Southern Living Magazine

“A poignant tale…Fans of Anne Rivers Siddons will want to read Patti Callahan Henry’s deep character study.”

-The Best Reviews

“Henry…is becoming one of the more talented of the many writers exploring life in today’s South.”

-Don McKinney, Island Packet

“Books about the journey to self-realization often make us contemplate our own lives and choices. You travel with the characters through joy, heartache, and redemption, and when it’s over, you have laughed and cried. This book proves no exception. ..Descriptive language, paired with heartfelt characters, accentuates the story, which is peppered with Lowcountry culture and customs. ..After reading this tale, cherishing family and home becomes the reader’s own mantra.” --Mary Jo Woods, Southern Living Magazine, June 05 “WHERE THE RIVER RUNS is an expression of love between author and story. Readers will instantly fall for Patti Callahan Henry’s unique voice and lyrical writing style in this satisfying story of a secret revealed….a wrong righted…a heart mended. … Henry portrays human emotion as eloquently as many of our long-respected southern writers… The strong, compelling writing that drew readers to “Moon” is equally evident in her newest offering set in the coastal Lowcountry. The author is a master at peeling back the layers as the secret at the core of the conflict unravels . .It’s also a great beach read—fun, entertaining, a page-turner, with lots of “ahhh” moments. Henry’s mastery of dialogue makes the realistic, yet endearing characters spring to life, particularly with Tulu, a Gullah woman who knew Meridy as a child and who plays an instrumental part in her exploration. This rich culture and history is tenderly incorporated into the story through Henry’s delightful writing and an obvious respect for the Gullah traditions. Haywood Smith, New York Times bestselling author of The Red Hat Club, praises WHERE THE RIVER RUNS as “Brilliant. Powerful. Magical. Do not miss this book.” I couldn’t agree more. –BJC, -Topsail Magazine (May/June 2005) “A melodious, encouraging tale that upholds memories, friendship and family by Alpharetta-resident Patti Callahan Henry.”

-Atlanta Woman Magazine

"Brilliant. Powerful. Magical. Do not miss this book."

-Haywood Smith
New York Times bestselling author of
THE RED HATS RIDE AGAIN

“As in Henry’s debut, Losing the Moon [BKL My1 04], and this beautifully written story, the sheer lyricism of the author’s voice transports the reader. Fans of such books as Mary Alice Monroe’s Skyward (2003), also about the Gullah, and Patricia Gaffney’s Flight Lessons (2002) will add this book to their list of favorites.

-Booklist

“WHERE THE RIVER RUNS is a novel not so much about what you do as who you are. Which seems just about right for a day of doing nothing much.”

-Creative Loafing, Atlanta

“This poignant story of a woman reclaiming her life touched me in a way a book hasn’t in quite a long time. The powerful message is translated through Meridy’s eyes and has an added impact being written in the first person. . .With exceptional storytelling skills, newcomer Patti Callahan Henry conveys pure, potent emotions sure to reach out to every reader.”

-The Romance Readers Connection

“Patti Callahan Henry writes this story from her heart, and creates characters who reach out to us as we read…Southern writers have a sweet melancholy inside them. It permeates every story they tell. Terry Kay has it. Anne Rivers Siddons has it. Pat Conroy definitely has it. It has become the defining trait of the great southern storytellers. Patti Callahan Henry has it….Meridy's story will affect you and entertain you. It will touch your heart with its sweet melancholy, and it may just hold up a mirror to your own forgotten used to be you.”

-Jackie Cooper,
freelance reviewer
(The Rockdale Citizen, Newton County Citizen, Buyers Guide of Houston County, H Magazine of Houston County) “...a plot [that] would make a great country-and-western hit....”

-Knoxville News Sentinel

“As I write this review I question whether I can adequately put together the words ample enough to describe just how really great this book was. The beautiful images evoked by this authors lyrical prose and the emotional intensity of feelings she invoked are what separates writers from passable to simply outstanding and it is in this latter category that this relatively new author stands. This is simply an outstanding honest look at one woman's journey of rediscovering who she truly was as she discovered that you can return home again, especially if it means finding the most important things you seem to have lost along the way - like yourself. This is definitely recommended reading for intelligent readers who want to bask themselves in a splendidly lyrical and heart tugging read!”

-All Romance Readers.com

“[Henry has] a lasting reputation as a force to reckon with in women’s contemporary fiction.”

-Points North (Atlanta)

“Very occasionally one stumbles upon a book so well-written, a story so wonderfully satisfying on all levels, it makes wading through the heaps of inept wall-bangers out there worthwhile. WHERE THE RIVER RUNS by Atlanta author Patti Callahan Henry is just such a book…Quietly reflective and softly compelling, this tale of a Lowcountry woman’s reblossoming will touch your heart and make you wonder about long-forgotten possibilities waiting to be rediscovered in your own family and soul.”

-Charleston Post and Courier

“Where the River Runs sneaks up on you. If you are a mother with older children, or if you care about someone who is at that point in her life, be careful about taking this book to the beach; you might forget to reapply the sunscreen.”

-Charleston Mercury