{"product_id":"go-as-a-river-hardcover","title":"Go as a River - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eShelley Read\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eINTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSet amid Colorado's wild beauty, a heartbreaking coming-of-age story of a resilient young woman whose life is changed forever by one chance encounter. A tragic and uplifting novel of love and loss, family and survival--and hope--for readers of \u003ci\u003eGreat Circle, The Four Winds, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eWhere the Crawdads Sing.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Beautiful . . . A striking first novel of love and strength and growth, set against the forests and rivers of Colorado's high country. Read is a gifted writer, and the book is a literary triumph.\"\u003ci\u003e--Denver Post \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"With gorgeous descriptions of the great outdoors, an illicit love story, and an unforgettable protagonist, \u003ci\u003eGo as a River\u003c\/i\u003e offers something for everyone.\"\u003ci\u003e--Real Simple\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeventeen-year-old Victoria Nash runs the household on her family's peach farm in the small ranch town of Iola, Colorado--the sole surviving female in a family of troubled men. Wilson Moon is a young drifter with a mysterious past, displaced from his tribal land and determined to live as he chooses.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVictoria encounters Wil by chance on a street corner, a meeting that profoundly alters both of their young lives, unknowingly igniting as much passion as danger. When tragedy strikes, Victoria leaves the only life she has ever known. She flees into the surrounding mountains where she struggles to survive in the wilderness with no clear notion of what her future will bring. As the seasons change, she also charts the changes in herself, finding in the beautiful but harsh landscape the meaning and strength to move forward and rebuild all that she has lost, even as the Gunnison River threatens to submerge her homeland--its ranches, farms, and the beloved peach orchard that has been in her family for generations. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInspired by true events surrounding the destruction of the town of Iola in the 1960s, \u003ci\u003eGo as a River\u003c\/i\u003e is a story of deeply held love in the face of hardship and loss, but also of finding courage, resilience, friendship, and, finally, home--where least expected. This stunning debut explores what it means to lead your life as if it were a river--gathering and flowing, finding a way forward even when a river is dammed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShelley Read \u003c\/b\u003eis 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 \u0026amp; Sustainability major and a support program for first-generation and at-risk students. Shelley holds degrees in writing and literary studies from the University of Denver and Temple University's Graduate Program in Creative Writing. She is a regular contributor to \u003ci\u003eCrested Butte Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGunnison Valley Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, and has written for the \u003ci\u003eDenver Post\u003c\/i\u003e and a variety of publications.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 8.4 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 28, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760859840800,"sku":"9781954118232","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/b09ff355afce7bd74655f18bc04568d8.webp?v=1780192074","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/go-as-a-river-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}