River Boy
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River Boy
Emilia Fox
Emilia Fox makes a superb job of reading this overworked story, making it seem more accessible and enjoyable by reading it lightly and without too much portent. Jess has a deep love for her difficult grandfather and finds it hard to watch his increasingly frailty and approaching death. Grandfather insists on returning to his childhood home for a last holiday so that he can finish his painting, River Boy. Who is the mysterious River Boy? Jess finds herself caught up in the painting, the scenery and in her grandfather's way of letting go.