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River, Cross My Heart (Oprah's Book Club) Paperback – 3 August 2000 by Breena Clarke

Breena Clarke . Orion mass market paperback . English

Set in the Georgetown neighbourhood of Washington in the 1920s, this is the story of young black girl Johnnie Mae Bynum, entrusted with the care of her younger sister Clara when at the river. Johnnie Mae's attention wanders and her sister drowns. Johnnie Mae must come to terms with her place in the world.

Categories: Literary Fiction

About the Author

"Angels Make Their Hope Here", Breena Clarke's third novel, is set in a mixed-race community in New Jersey at mid-19th century. Breena Clarke's debut novel, "River, Cross My Heart", an 1999 Oprah Book Club selection, illuminated the vibrant African American community in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Ms. Clarke, a Washington native, returned to Georgetown for the setting of her second novel, "Stand The Storm", a bittersweet, lyrical novel that delivers a passionate portrayal of the trials and hopes of the enslaved and newly freed in Civil War Washington. Breena Clarke lives in Jersey City, NJ.

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