'River Sing Me Home' by Eleanor Shearer is our 'GMA' Book Club pick for February

“River Sing Me Home,” the debut novel of author Eleanor Shearer, is our “GMA” Book Club pick for February.

The book follows a mother in the early 1800s, Rachel, and her powerful journey across the Caribbean to find her stolen children in the aftermath of slavery. It offers a look at the ambiguities of British emancipation which left slaves tied to their masters for many years.

Are any of Rachel’s five children still alive? This question burns as the mother discovers what happened to each of her children, their differing experiences illuminating a little-understood time of Caribbean history.

Shearer said the inspiration for this historical fiction novel came from real women’s stories as well as her own personal heritage, as a granddaughter of Caribbean immigrants.

Read and listen to an excerpt below and get a copy of the book here.

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'River Sing Me Home' by Eleanor Shearer

The book follows a mother's powerful journey across the Caribbean to find her stolen children in the aftermath of slavery.

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