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Books on Tap

What the River Knows by Isabel Ibañez

It's the library in hangout mode; a book club with a twist, held at Timothy O'Toole's in Lake Villa.

Get comfortable, meet new people and talk about books! You buy the drinks; appetizers are provided.

This month’s title is What the River Knows by Isabel Ibañez.

Bolivian-Argentinian Inez Olivera belongs to the glittering upper society of nineteenth century Buenos Aires, and like the rest of the world, the town is steeped in old world magic that's been largely left behind or forgotten. Inez has everything a girl might want, except for the one thing she yearns the most: her globetrotting parents--who frequently leave her behind.  When she receives word of their tragic deaths, Inez inherits their massive fortune and a mysterious guardian, an archeologist in partnership with his Egyptian brother-in-law. Yearning for answers, Inez sails to Cairo, bringing her sketch pads and a golden ring her father sent to her for safekeeping before he died. But upon her arrival, the old world magic tethered to the ring pulls her down a path where she soon discovers there's more to her parents disappearance than what her guardian led her to believe. With her guardians infuriatingly handsome assistant thwarting her at every turn, Inez must rely on ancient magic to uncover the truth about her parents disappearance--or risk becoming a pawn in a larger game that will kill her.

Copies of the print book will be available at the Circulation Desk. 

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