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The River Beneath the River.


The River Beneath The River

Susan Tabin

Clear View Press

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Darci Beriman was more than just another poor girl in Brooklyn. When Darci came across a mysterious photo of her father with a strange woman in the forbidden bureau in her grandfather's basement, she knew she had to find out who she really was. Thus begins an odyssey Odyssey (ŏd`ĭsē): see Homer.

Odyssey

Homer’s long, narrative poem centered on Odysseus. [Gk. Lit.: Odyssey]

See : Epic


Odyssey
 that would take Darci across the globe, then home again. Along her quest Darci would meet a young couple on the plane to greece, the black African student who became her first lover, an enigmatic en·ig·mat·ic   or en·ig·mat·i·cal
adj.
Of or resembling an enigma; puzzling: a professor's enigmatic grading system. See Synonyms at ambiguous.
 and wise Ere Zeta. Each encounter with these and others would shape her thinking and awaken Darci to the power of her indomitable in·dom·i·ta·ble  
adj.
Incapable of being overcome, subdued, or vanquished; unconquerable.



[Late Latin indomit
 spirit while learning lessons in the school of life. Susan Tabin's debut novel, The River Beneath The River is populated pop·u·late  
tr.v. pop·u·lat·ed, pop·u·lat·ing, pop·u·lates
1. To supply with inhabitants, as by colonization; people.

2.
 with memorable characters, sequenced with geographic and emotional adventure, and culminates into a thoroughly satisfying and rather unexpected conclusion. Highly recommended reading!
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