Paola Santiago and the River of Tears by Tehlor Kay Mejia exclude Bristol is Elphame’s last chance

Bristol is Elphame’s last chance for survival

And contrary to what she posts online

who does not leave his warrior ways behind when he comes to the marriage bed

the clearer it becomes: no one else can fix this

she rose from maidservant to lady of the manor when she married Lord Thorgoode Croft

Paola Santiago and the River of Tears by Tehlor Kay Mejia exclude Bristol is Elphame’s last chanceSpace obsessed 12 year old Paola Santiago and her two best friends, Emma and Dante, know the rule: Stay away from the river. It's all they've heard since a schoolmate of theirs drowned a year ago. Pao is embarrassed to admit that she has been told to stay away for even longer than that, because her mother is constantly warning her about La Llorona, the wailing ghost woman who wanders the banks of the Gila at night, looking for young people to drag