Excerpt from Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfield, plus links to reviews, author biography & more

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Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfield

Once Upon a River

by Diane Setterfield
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  • Dec 4, 2018, 480 pages
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  • Jul 2019, 496 pages
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Jonathan watched the girl intently. Then his shoulders slumped.

They locked the door behind them and came away.

Excerpted from Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfield. Copyright © 2018 by Diane Setterfield. Excerpted by permission of Atria Books. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.

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