Go as a River

Author: Read, Shelley

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Published on 29 February 2024 by Transworld Publishers Ltd (Penguin (Transworld)) in the United Kingdom.

Paperback | 320 pages
197 x 127 x 19 | 222g

DISCOVER THE BOOK THAT HAS STOLEN HEARTS EVERYWHERETHE BREATH-TAKINGLY POWERFUL SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERWhen a moment changes everything, how do you live the rest of your life?'A SWEEPING STORY OF SURVIVAL AND BECOMING' WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION'SPELLBINDING' THE TIMES'BEAUTIFUL' DAILY MAIL1940s 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.

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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