Review of "River Boy"

To review the novel "River Boy" of Tim Bowler I'll give you first a little precise summary of the content of the novel.

Jess, a fifteen-years-old girl, doesn't only like swimming, she needs to swim. It's her big passion. When her grandfather, a stubborn painter, gets his first heart attack, she's confronted more and more with the sad death of this much loved person.
However, Jess, her grandpa and her parents go on holiday to the place where Jess' grandfather spent his childhood, despite his heart attack. There, Jess is able to confront herself with the life of her grandfather which is nearly drawing to a close. The natural surroundings and especially the river near her holiday cottage help her by doing so and by understanding how to cope with such a dolorous situation.

What is it good for?

To my mind, the novel describes very well the situation and thoughts of a teenager which is confronted by such an event for the first time. So you can be really caught in this detailed examination of the death of one important person in life. The story of the novel will help teenagers, especially those who are interested in nature and swimming, to cope with the difficult issue of death and will bring it a bit nearer to them.

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