A European river cruise for a grandfather and his eleven-year-old grandson begins as a pleasurable sightseeing vacation. Soon, though, memories of the grandfather's boyhood experiences and previously unanswered questions from his life during World War II become just as real as the shore they see out their cabin window. Combine that with a present-day mystery aboard the ship, and Shirley D. Meier's A RIVER JOURNEY, Deep and Dear is a page-turner for lovers of travel and history and family genealogy buffs.
