Reviews
" The River of No Return is an innovative and sophisticated first novel. At the heart of this entertaining story--set primarily and convincingly in Regency-era England--is a serious and timely question: what does it mean to be on the winning side of history?" William Galperin, Professor of English, Rutgers University, and author of The Historical Austen "A highly entertaining romp; her historical details are accurate, and the character are believable. Fans of Diana Gabaldon's "Outlander" series should enjoy this time-traveling romantic adventure, which may also attract readers who like historical fiction with a twist." Library Journal "In her stellar debut, Ridgway manages the permutations of the time-travel trope with originality and aplomb." Booklist "Ridgway offers a well-crafted blend of science fiction, romance, mystery, and historical fiction." Publishers Weekly "A compelling race through time in a historical world turned upside down-the Regency as you've never seen it before. Take one nobleman and one gently born lady; add time travel, intrigue, a vast conspiracy, and a wicked way with words; shake; and serve." Lauren Willig, author of The Pink Carnation series "While on its shining surface The River of No Return is a fantastical time traveling page turner, it is also a novel that takes on complex issues of culture and nationalism and how or memories form us. And it is a riveting love story to boot. Bee Ridgway is a treasure and her debut is a triumph." Jennifer Gilmore, author of Golden Country and Something Red "The only thing more fun than reading this book would be to actually travel through time yourself. Erudite and beautifully crafted, The River of No Return is at the same time a lush, riotous fantasy. Ridgway's ingenuity and charm are apparently without limit." --Heather Love, R. Jean Brownlee associate professor in the humanities, University of Pennsylvania, and author of Feeling Backward , " The River of No Return is an innovative and sophisticated first novel. At the heart of this entertaining story--set primarily and convincingly in Regency-era England--is a serious and timely question: what does it mean to be on the winning side of history?" -- William Galperin , Professor of English, Rutgers University, and author of The Historical Austen, "A highly entertaining romp; her historical details are accurate, and the character are believable. Fans of Diana Gabaldon''s "Outlander" series should enjoy this time-traveling romantic adventure, which may also attract readers who like historical fiction with a twist." - Library Journal "In her stellar debut, Ridgway manages the permutations of the time-travel trope with originality and aplomb." - Booklist "Ridgway offers a well-crafted blend of science fiction, romance, mystery, and historical fiction." - Publishers Weekly "Bee Ridgway''s deliciously fun debut covers ground similar to smart bodice rippers such as Outlanders and Discovery of Witches ." - All You "[A] passionate, thought-provoking and consistently fun debut that''s best described as a Regency romance wrapped in a spy novel covered in science fiction." - Shelf Awareness "A compelling race through time in a historical world turned upside down-the Regency as you've never seen it before. Take one nobleman and one gently born lady; add time travel, intrigue, a vast conspiracy, and a wicked way with words; shake; and serve." -Lauren Willig, author of The Pink Carnation series "While on its shining surface The River of No Return is a fantastical time traveling page turner, it is also a novel that takes on complex issues of culture and nationalism and how or memories form us. And it is a riveting love story to boot. Bee Ridgway is a treasure and her debut is a triumph." -Jennifer Gilmore, author of Golden Country and Something Red "The only thing more fun than reading this book would be to actually travel through time yourself. Erudite and beautifully crafted, The River of No Return is at the same time a lush, riotous fantasy. Ridgway''s ingenuity and charm are apparently without limit." -Heather Love, R. Jean Brownlee associate professor in the humanities, University of Pennsylvania, and author of Feeling Backward " The River of No Return is an innovative and sophisticated first novel. At the heart of this entertaining story--set primarily and convincingly in Regency-era England-is a serious and timely question: what does it mean to be on the winning side of history?" -William Galperin, Professor of English, Rutgers University, and author of The Historical Austen "I''m certainly looking forward to seeing what else Ridgway has in store and hoping that it will be as delightful as her debut." - Susie Bookworm "I''ve never read a book quite like The River of No Return ...Stunningly original and full of a cast of fascinating characters." - Lovely Books Blog "Be warned. I lost sleep over The River of No Return, and you probably will as well. Once you start, it''s hard to walk away." - Bookshelf Fantasies "It''s difficult to write a book that is so completely captivating, yet Ridgway accomplishes it like an expert." - S. Krishna''s Books " The River of No Return is a unique time traveling story with a beautiful romance and nothing less than page-turning intrigue that had me swooning." - It''s a Book Life "I heartily recommend Bee Ridgway''s The River of No Return to fans of Deborah Harkness''s All Souls Trilogy, Jennifer Lee Carrell''s Interred With Their Bones , historical fantasy, time travel novels, and even Regency romance...It''s a deep and nuanced novel which belnds genres and blurs the lines between them. And it is, above all else, an enthralling story." - The Bookwyrm''s Hoard, 5 stars "Since Ridgway is a professor of history at Bryn Mawr College I expected meticulously researched Regency England (which is delivered), but what I didn''t foresee was a swoon-worthy romance playing a strong role. I''ll take an addition like that any day." - Book Harbinger , "A highly entertaining romp; her historical details are accurate, and the character are believable. Fans of Diana Gabaldon's "Outlander" series should enjoy this time-traveling romantic adventure, which may also attract readers who like historical fiction with a twist." - Library Journal "In her stellar debut, Ridgway manages the permutations of the time-travel trope with originality and aplomb." - Booklist "Ridgway offers a well-crafted blend of science fiction, romance, mystery, and historical fiction." - Publishers Weekly "[A] passionate, thought-provoking and consistently fun debut that's best described as a Regency romance wrapped in a spy novel covered in science fiction." - Shelf Awareness "A compelling race through time in a historical world turned upside down-the Regency as you've never seen it before. Take one nobleman and one gently born lady; add time travel, intrigue, a vast conspiracy, and a wicked way with words; shake; and serve." -Lauren Willig, author of The Pink Carnation series "While on its shining surface The River of No Return is a fantastical time traveling page turner, it is also a novel that takes on complex issues of culture and nationalism and how or memories form us. And it is a riveting love story to boot. Bee Ridgway is a treasure and her debut is a triumph." -Jennifer Gilmore, author of Golden Country and Something Red "The only thing more fun than reading this book would be to actually travel through time yourself. Erudite and beautifully crafted, The River of No Return is at the same time a lush, riotous fantasy. Ridgway's ingenuity and charm are apparently without limit." -Heather Love, R. Jean Brownlee associate professor in the humanities, University of Pennsylvania, and author of Feeling Backward " The River of No Return is an innovative and sophisticated first novel. At the heart of this entertaining story--set primarily and convincingly in Regency-era England-is a serious and timely question: what does it mean to be on the winning side of history?" -William Galperin, Professor of English, Rutgers University, and author of The Historical Austen
