| River, Cross My Heart | |
| Author: | Breena Clarke |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Genre: | Novel |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown |
| Release Date: | 1999 |
| Media Type: | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages: | 251 pp |
| Isbn: | 0-316-14423-1 |
| Dewey: | 813/.54 21 |
| Congress: | PS3553.L298 R58 1999 |
| Oclc: | 40683410 |
River, Cross My Heart is a debut novel by Breena Clarke. It was chosen in October 1999 as an Oprah Book Club selection: "This highly accomplished first novel resonates with ideas, impassioned lyricism, and poignant historical detail as it captures an essential part of the African-American experience in our century."[1]
After the Potomac River claims the death by drowning of eight-year-old Clara Bynum, her family leave the rural world of North Carolina in search of a better life among friends and relatives in Georgetown, Washington, DC. They seek to come to terms with their loss.