Book guide
There Are Rivers in the Sky
One drop of water connects centuries of secrets, exile and memory.
GenresHistoricalLiterary
Genre and trope pairingsHistoricalMythologyHistoricalWar storyHistoricalClass divideLiteraryLGBTQ+LiterarySelf-discoveryLiteraryDisabled repLiteraryIntergenerational traumaLiterarySocial commentary
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About There Are Rivers in the Sky
A sweeping literary novel linking Victorian London, ancient Mesopotamia and modern lives through rivers, memory, buried history and the enduring pull of the Epic of Gilgamesh.
Reading signals
- Spice
- Light
- Darkness
- Dark
- Pacing
- Balanced
Content warnings
- genocide
- violence
- religious bigotry
- suicidal thoughts
- suicide
- rape
- trafficking
- racism
- child abuse
- homophobia
- alcoholism
- murder
- torture
- slavery
- child death
- kidnapping
- grief
- death of parent
- sexual content
