Dear Rebecca, The other day I had a chance to have a lot of fun. I went swimming in the most lovely little river I have ever seen. The water was so clear, you could see right to the bottom. I walked to the river and jumped in. I started floating down the river and looking at the things under the water and on the river bank... Tarpley Smith's Dear Rebecca is a charming tale of one man's journey down a river and all the colourful characters he meets along the way.