The River Never Left Her
The River Never Left Her by Emily Benz is a memoir published by Austin Macauley Publishers Limited on July 22, 2024. This 284-page book is written in English and explores the journey of an American expat in present-day Zürich who acquires a set of personal archives at an online auction. This discovery leads her to investigate the life of a British woman raised in early twentieth-century China, revealing a complex narrative filled with family dysfunction, a fairy-tale childhood, and multiple marriages.
Readers will find a rich tapestry of experiences as the memoir intertwines the past and present, moving between the vibrant landscapes of early 1900s China, the societal scandals of 1920s England, and the contemporary life of a widow in Switzerland. The narrative challenges Emily to reconcile the adult biography of the British woman with her childhood memories, creating a compelling exploration of identity and heritage. This edition invites readers to delve into themes of family history and personal discovery, offering insights into the interconnectedness of lives across generations.
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In present-day Zürich, an American expat, Emily Benz, buys a set of personal archives at an online auction, setting off an investigation into the life of a British woman raised in the early part of the twentieth century in China. What seemed like an innocuous tin of bonbons sold by a grandson soon turns into a can of worms that can’t be closed again, revealing family dysfunction that stretches back generations, a fairy-tale childhood, four marriages and a liaison. Emily must reconcile the woman’s adult biography with the vivid memoir of China seen through the eyes of a child. This most unexpected memoir moves between China at the turn of the last century, scandal in the high society of 1920s England, and a tenacious widow living in the Switzerland of today.
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