The River Knows Your Name

As children, Nell and Eva discovered that they weren't really sisters. Staring at the unfamiliar name next to " Mother" on a birth record, Nell promised Eva that she would never tell anyone what they had learned. For nearly thirty years, Nell kept that promise, but now she begins to secretly excavate Eva's past, piecing together truths about the lives of both their mothers. From a river shack in notorious Natchez-Under-the-Hill, to a home for needy children, to a stage in a Delta blues nightclub, Eva's other mother emerges from the shadows of Depression-era Mississippi. The River Knows Your Name is a story of hardship and perseverance, betrayal and trust, and unexpected redemption in a world that doesn't clearly distinguish between heroes and culprits.