Go as a River
The powerful Sunday Times bestseller
$23.94
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
23 April 2024
Summary
An epic story of self-discovery and becoming, set against the magnificent and breathtaking landscape of mid-century Colorado.
The book that has stolen hearts everywhere, the breath-takingly powerful Sunday Times bestseller and Richard & Judy Book Club pick, perfect for fans of Where the Crawdads Sing and Great Circle.
‘A sweeping story of survival and becoming’ - Women’s Prize For Fiction ‘Spellbinding’ - The Times ‘Tragic, uplifting and completely unforg…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781804991800 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1804991805 |
| Author: | Shelley Read |
| Publisher: | Transworld Publishers Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 23 April 2024 |
| Weight: | 224g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 128mm x 20mm |
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A lush tale of female resilience. Evokes the awe-inspiring beauty of the Colorado landscape with affection * SUNDAY TIMES *Spellbinding novel of finding home where you least expect it * THE TIMES *Shelley Read’s lyrical voice is a force of nature and when she lends it to a woman leading a hardscrabble life in rural Colorado, the result is tragic, uplifting and completely unforgettable * BONNIE GARMUS, author of LESSONS IN CHEMISTRY *A key title for 2023. This soaring, compassionate tale of female resilience is set against the breath-taking beauty of the natural world - its trees and mountains and light * INDEPENDENT *Beautiful, lyrical and vivid … Shelley Read’s beautifully drawn characters are brought to life against the backdrop of the Colorado mountains. Full of wisdom and strength … this is a powerful love story with an unforgettable heroine at its heart * SUNDAY EXPRESS *A beautiful, compassion-filled debut - a hymn to the cycles of the natural world and testament to the resilience of the human spirit * DAILY MAIL *A compelling tale of love and a heroine fighting back. She had me racing to bed so I could read another chapter * PATRICK GALE *To be so immersed in a setting is a privilege. A mesmerising coming-of-age story. Simply stunning * WOMAN & HOME *A lush, beautiful, strong book. It took me on a transformative life journey. I could not put it down * CLOVER STROUD *Completely spell-binding, vivid and luminous * JANE GREEN *
About The Author
Shelley Read
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-five territories.
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