{"product_id":"go-as-a-river-paperback","title":"Go as a River - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eShelley Read\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER and BOOK CLUB FAVORITE * \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eOver 1 million copies sold worldwide!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e* 2023 Reading the West Book Award * Finalist for Goodreads Choice Award * Colorado Public Radio 2023 Books We Love * \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSet amid Colorado's wild beauty, the 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\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Four Winds\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eWhere the Crawdads Sing\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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.\"--Denver Post \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"With gorgeous descriptions of the great outdoors, an illicit love story, and an unforgettable protagonist, Go as a River offers something for everyone.\"--Real Simple \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVictoria encounters Wil by chance on a street corner, a meeting that profoundly alters both of their young lives, igniting as much passion as danger. When tragedy strikes, Victoria leaves the only life she has ever known, fleeing 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShelley Read's \u003c\/b\u003edebut novel, \u003ci\u003eGo as a River\u003c\/i\u003e, is an international bestseller that has sold over a million copies worldwide, been translated into thirty-four languages, and is in development for film with the Mazur Kaplan Company. Winner of the High Plains Book Award for Fiction and the Reading the West Book Award for Debut Fiction, \u003ci\u003eGo as a River\u003c\/i\u003e is also a \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller, a Goodreads Choice Award finalist, an Amazon Editors' Pick for Best Debut Fiction, an Indie Next Pick, and a Colorado Public Radio Books We Love selection, among other national and international accolades.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShelley was an award-winning senior lecturer at Western Colorado University for nearly three decades, where she taught writing, literature, environmental studies, and honors. She is a mom, mountaineer, world traveler, and fifth-generation Coloradan who lives with her family in the Elk Mountains of Colorado's Western Slope. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.02 x 8.11 x 5.43 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 03, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51987380568365,"sku":"9781954118638","price":20.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/Z3RAwH9eJm9781954118638.webp?v=1776178374","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/go-as-a-river-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}