# The Whisper of the River

Canonical: https://www.bookquiver.com/ferrol-sams/the-whisper-of-the-river/9780140083873

![The Whisper of the River](https://quivercdn.com/covers/penguin-books/ferrol-sams/the-whisper-of-the-river_978-01-4008-387-3.jpg?v=2026-06-23%2015%3A09%3A05)

- Book: [The Whisper of the River](https://www.bookquiver.com/ferrol-sams/the-whisper-of-the-river) ([The Whisper of the River.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/ferrol-sams/the-whisper-of-the-river.md))
- Authors: [Ferrol Sams](https://www.bookquiver.com/ferrol-sams)
- Publisher: penguin_books
- ISBN: 978-01-4008-387-3
- Pages: 544
- Published: 1986-02-04
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

The bittersweet and very funny story of a young man’s journey to adulthood that the Nashville Banner called " Americana at its best." Young for his class and small for his age, Porter Osborne,...