Go as a River: The epic Sunday Times bestseller inspired by an unforgettable true story - Couverture souple

Read, Shelley

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ISBN 10 : 1804991805 ISBN 13 : 9781804991800

Editeur : Penguin, 2024

Synopsis

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER AND RICHARD & JUDY BOOK CLUB PICK
OVER 1 MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE

This breathtaking story of love, loss and survival has captured the hearts of readers around the world. Perfect for readers of Where the Crawdads Sing, The Berry Pickers and The Frozen River.
'Tragic, uplifting and completely unforgettable.' Bonnie Garmus, author of Lessons in Chemistry
'A sweeping story of survival and becoming.' Women's Prize for Fiction
'Spellbinding.' The Times
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AN EMOTIONAL TALE OF FIRST LOVE, COURAGE AND THE HEALING POWER OF NATURE
Colorado, 1948. Victoria Nash is the only woman in a family of troubled men, tending her family's peach farm in a landscape of astonishing beauty and hardship.
When she meets a mysterious young drifter, their connection is immediate. Their love is undeniable. But when tragedy tears them apart, Victoria is forced to leave everything she has ever known. Her extraordinary journey will ultimately lead her to a Colorado town destined to disappear beneath the waters of a vast reservoir.
Inspired by a true story, Go as a River is an unforgettable coming-of-age novel about first love, family, the healing power of nature, resilience and the courage to begin again.
Readers love Go as a River:
*****'A book that will stay with me forever.'
*****'Oh, how I loved this book. I'll be giving it to all my family.'
*****'A book to be treasured.'
***** 'An incredible read. Emotional, heartbreaking and completely real.'
***** 'From the moment I started reading, I found it impossible to put down.'
***** 'A beautiful book.'

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Shelley Read is a fifth generation Coloradoan who lives with her family in the Elk Mountains of the Western Slope. She was a Senior Lecturer at Western Colorado University for nearly three decades, where she taught writing, literature, environmental studies, and Honors, and was a founder of the Environment & Sustainability major and a support program for first-generation and at-risk students. GO AS A RIVER, her first novel, is inspired by the landscape she comes from and will be published in over twenty-eight territories.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

When a moment changes everything, how do you live the rest of your life?

GO AS A RIVER is the powerful and emotional Sunday Times bestselling novel which you'll never forget.
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'A sweeping story of survival and becoming' Women's Prize for Fiction
'Spellbinding' The Times
'Beautiful' Daily Mail

1940s Colorado: Teenage Victoria Nash is the sole surviving woman in a family of troubled men. She spends her days running the household on her family's peach farm.

Wilson Moon is a young drifter with a mysterious past. Displaced from his tribal land, he wants to believe one place is just like another.

When Victoria and Wil meet on a street corner, their unexpected connection ignites both passion and danger, revelations and secrets.

But when tragedy strikes, Victoria is propelled away from the only home she has ever known and towards a reckoning with loss, hope, and her own untapped strength. Gathering all the pieces of her small and extraordinary existence, she will arrive at a single rocky decision that will change her life for ever.

Go as a River is a heart-wrenching coming-of-age story and a drama of enthralling power.
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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Penguin
• Date d'édition: 2024
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1804991805
• ISBN 13: 9781804991800
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 320
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Van Ditmar Boeken, VDB Sales; sales@vanditmar.nl; ; Hondiuslaan 44; Utrecht; 3528 AB; Pays-Bas