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River's End

  • 1999 first published
  • 448 pages
  • ★ 3.3 (7 ratings)
  • 35 editions

Nora Roberts's River's End (1999) is a paranormal romance and angel fiction novel. It takes readers to California and Pacific Northwest in 1979–1999. It features Olivia "Livvy" MacBride (fictional character), Sam Tanner (fictional character) and Julie MacBride (fictional character). It deals with children of celebrities, actores cinematográficos, relaciones familiares and wife abuse.

Open Library readers give it an average of 3.3 out of 5 from 7 ratings, and 174 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 35 editions across 8 languages.

It runs to roughly 448 pages — 8–9 hours of reading at an average pace.

About River's End

As a four-year-old, Livvy MacBride witnessed her mother's murder. The horrific images of that night haunted her throughout her life, and only as a young woman did she confront her past with the help of the young writer, Noah Brady. She embarked on a dangerous search for the truth...
Description from Open Library

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Era

  • 1979–1999

Characters

  • Olivia "Livvy" MacBride (fictional character)
  • Sam Tanner (fictional character)
  • Julie MacBride (fictional character)
  • Valerie MacBride (fictional character)
  • Rob MacBride (fictional character)
  • Jamie Melbourne (fictional character)
  • David Melbourne (fictional character)
  • Frank Brady (fictional character)
  • Noah Brady (fictional character)

Subjects

  • Love stories, American
  • Children of celebrities
  • Actores cinematográficos
  • Relaciones familiares
  • California
  • Motion picture actors and actresses
  • Wife abuse
  • Niños de personas celebres
  • Children of uxoricides
  • Psychic trauma in children
  • French fiction
  • Murder
  • Motion picture actors and actresses in fiction
  • Children of celebrities in fiction
  • California in fiction
  • Suspense

Quick answers

Who wrote River's End?

River's End was written by Nora Roberts and first published in 1999.

What genre is River's End?

It is usually shelved as Paranormal Romance and Angel Fiction.

How long is River's End?

The median edition has 448 pages, about 8–9 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to River's End?

Readers who like it often enjoy Popcorn, Shopgirl and The Pleasure Set.

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