The River Beyond the World

The River Beyond the World is a 1996 novel by American novelist Janet Peery. Though her debut novel,[1] the novel was a finalist for the National Book Award for Fiction. The novel follows the relationship of two women on separate sides of the Rio Grande, in South West Texas and Mexico.[1][2]

Kirkus Reviews favourably described the novel as "A lyrical, dramatic first novel", and compared it to the work of Barbara Kingsolver.[2] On the other hand, Publisher's Weekly's review was more mixed, writing "at times, however, one wishes she had turned her observant eye more to the characters' inward reflections than on atmosphere; her powers of rich description invite readers to hope for the same level of intense contemplation applied to the characters' inner lives."[1] The LA Times was more optimistic, describing the novel as thematically successful at "repl[ying] to the current anti-immigration fanfare [emphasizing how] It is not the labor of immigrants that the United States needs, but the humanizing dimensions of their culture."[3]

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