As a fan of A Land Remembered, I have read other books that Smith wrote. I listened to this one because the tone and language is so important to telling the story that I couldn’t possibly capture that in my brain. The narrator did a great job speaking and telling the story the way it was written. How wonderful that we have a story teller like Smith to share the vivid scenes and stories of people who settled and loved our country and land way before we got here. ALR is one of my favorite books and I can tell the difference in his writing. The River is Home is not as thrilling or shocking as ALR but tells the story of river and swamp life. This is a beautiful story of how the world can change and how people survive through love and kindness to each other. And how it doesn’t have time for evil and hatefulness.