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Go as a River

By: Shelley Read
Narrated by: Cynthia Farrell
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Brought to you by Penguin.

The powerful Sunday Times bestselling Richard and Judy Pick

A MESMERIZING LISTEN FOR FANS OF
WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING, GREAT CIRCLE AND THE PAPER PALACE

I've come to understand how the exceptional lurks beneath the ordinary like the deep and mysterious world beneath the sea.

On a cool autumn morning, Torie Nash heads into her village pulling a rickety wagon filled with late-season peaches. As she nears an intersection, a mysterious drifter with grimy thumbs and smudged cheeks and eyes as dark as a raven's wing stops to ask her the way.

She could turn left or cross over. But she does not. 'Go as a river,' he whispers.

So begins a mezmerising story that unfolds over a tumultuous lifetime as Torie begins to absorb and follow his words.

Gathering all the pieces of her small and extraordinary life, spinning through the eddies of desire, heartbreak and betrayal, she will arrive at a single rocky decision that will change her life for ever.
__________

'Completely spellbinding, vivid, and luminous' JANE GREEN

'Go As a River delivers so very much: the tenderness and curiosity of young love, the eternal pangs of loss, the brutality of racism, the sustaining power of nature and the miracle of a mother's love. Suffused with wisdom and compassion, this shattering testimony to life is to be savored, treasured, shared' MEG WAITE CLAYTON, author of The Postmistress of Paris

'Shelley Read's lyrical voice is a force of nature. Tragic, uplifting and completely unforgettable' BONNIE GARMUS, author of LESSONS IN CHEMISTRY

©2023 Shelley Read (P)2023 Penguin Audio
Fiction Historical Historical Fiction Romance World Literature Native American Heartfelt Tear-jerking

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Some times a book will stay with you for a very long time. This One will.

Wonderful

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This is such a good read, following the journey of a young lady, who questions what her life is meant to be, and how sadness, fills her with a bravery she never knew she had. Read and enjoy

Great read

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The narration was spot on for this American family tale of prejudice, difficulty in communication and keeping going

strong story well told

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So well written, so much emotion, so powerful, so sad yet so beautiful One of those books that you can't stop reading but you're lost when it ends.

Brilliant

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Really enjoyed this book. It is sad, romantic, tragic - events little unbelievable at times but it hangs together until the end.

Excellent listen

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Eloquently written and beautifully read . Would highly recommend this book for all fans of “where the crawdads sing” .

Beautifully sad story so well read

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I enjoyed this book, & listened to it as a Judy & Richard recommendation. However I did find myself checking out a bit. Not sure why really as the story was good. Think it could have been the narrator? Dunno..didn’t blow my socks!🤔

Good story…but

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I loved this book, even though at times it was incredibly sad. The narrator was superb.

Sad and tragic bit I couldn’t put it down

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I didn’t want it to end. I wanted to hear every single characters story. Perfect.

This book will sit with me forever.

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A beautiful story if hard times then which should be long in history. The strength of a girl a woman a mother.

Beautiful painfully real story

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