A political thriller about strong-minded women and men, The Dark Path to the River tells a love story that moves between Wall Street and Africa. The story's power comes from its daring and imaginative scope, its sense ofhumanity and human connectedness across the small events of life and the largerevents which come to be called history.” Dallas Morning News Well-written, thematically rich. I fell in love with the characters. I didn't want the pleasure to end. --Barbara Kingsolver, Poisonwood Bible Particularly successful in building suspense sensitive and ambitious. New York Times Book Review A knockout of a novel impressive in its scope but at the same time intimateand personal an extraordinary book. Elisabeth Forsythe Hailey, A Woman of Independent Means Joanne Leedom-Ackerman knows suspense like Hitchcock...But what distinguishesthe novel is its characters...[They] give this fine novel its power. Washington Post A book that provokes thought and is most entertaining to read. Los Angeles Times JoanneLeedom-Ackerman won praise in The New York Times and other major media for The DarkPath to the River and her short story collection No Marble Angels .An award-winning journalist, she has taught writing at New York University,City University of New York, Occidental College and UCLA Extension. She hasserved as International Secretary of International PEN. Visit her online at:joanneleedom-ackerman.com