{"product_id":"go-as-a-river-by-shelley-read","title":"Go as a River by Shelley Read","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\" style=\"color:#0f1111;font-family:'Amazon Ember', Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;background-color:#ffffff;font-weight:700;font-style:italic;\"\u003eWhen a moment changes everything, how do you live the rest of your life?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#0f1111;font-family:'Amazon Ember', Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;background-color:#ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGO AS A RIVER is the powerful and emotional \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" style=\"color:#0f1111;font-family:'Amazon Ember', Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;background-color:#ffffff;font-style:italic;\"\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#0f1111;font-family:'Amazon Ember', Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;background-color:#ffffff;\"\u003e bestselling novel which you'll never forget.\u003cbr\u003e___________\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" style=\"color:#0f1111;font-family:'Amazon Ember', Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;background-color:#ffffff;font-weight:700;\"\u003e'A sweeping story of survival and becoming'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#0f1111;font-family:'Amazon Ember', Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;background-color:#ffffff;\"\u003e Women's Prize for Fiction\u003cbr\u003e'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" style=\"color:#0f1111;font-family:'Amazon Ember', Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;background-color:#ffffff;font-weight:700;\"\u003eSpellbinding' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" style=\"color:#0f1111;font-family:'Amazon Ember', Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;background-color:#ffffff;font-style:italic;\"\u003eThe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#0f1111;font-family:'Amazon Ember', Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;background-color:#ffffff;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" style=\"color:#0f1111;font-family:'Amazon Ember', Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;background-color:#ffffff;font-style:italic;\"\u003eTimes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#0f1111;font-family:'Amazon Ember', Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;background-color:#ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" style=\"color:#0f1111;font-family:'Amazon Ember', Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;background-color:#ffffff;font-weight:700;\"\u003e'Beautiful' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" style=\"color:#0f1111;font-family:'Amazon Ember', Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;background-color:#ffffff;font-style:italic;\"\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#0f1111;font-family:'Amazon Ember', Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;background-color:#ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1940s 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWilson Moon is a young drifter with a mysterious past. Displaced from his tribal land, he wants to believe one place is just like another.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Victoria and Wil meet on a street corner, their unexpected connection ignites both passion and danger, revelations and secrets.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\" style=\"color:#0f1111;font-family:'Amazon Ember', Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;background-color:#ffffff;font-weight:700;font-style:italic;\"\u003eGo as a River\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#0f1111;font-family:'Amazon Ember', Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;background-color:#ffffff;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" style=\"color:#0f1111;font-family:'Amazon Ember', Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;background-color:#ffffff;font-weight:700;\"\u003eis a heart-wrenching coming-of-age story and a drama of enthralling power.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!--split--\u003e\u003ch2 style=\"padding:0px 0px 4px;margin:0px;font-weight:400;font-size:24px;line-height:32px;color:#0f1111;font-family:'Amazon Ember', Arial, sans-serif;background-color:#ffffff;\"\u003eProduct description\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-base\" style=\"margin-bottom:0px;color:#0f1111;font-family:'Amazon Ember', Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;background-color:#ffffff;padding:10px 14px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"padding:0px 0px 4px;margin:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReview\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\" style=\"margin-bottom:22px;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" style=\"font-weight:700;\"\u003eA lush tale of female resilience. Evokes the awe-inspiring beauty of the Colorado landscape with affection\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e ― \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" style=\"font-style:italic;\"\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" style=\"font-weight:700;\"\u003eSpellbinding novel of finding home where you least expect it\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e ― \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" style=\"font-style:italic;\"\u003eTHE TIMES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" style=\"font-weight:700;\"\u003eShelley 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\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e ― \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" style=\"font-style:italic;\"\u003eBONNIE GARMUS, author of LESSONS IN CHEMISTRY\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" style=\"font-weight:700;\"\u003eA 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\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e ― \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" style=\"font-style:italic;\"\u003eINDEPENDENT\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" style=\"font-weight:700;\"\u003eBeautiful, 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\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e ― \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" style=\"font-style:italic;\"\u003eSUNDAY EXPRESS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" style=\"font-weight:700;\"\u003ebeautiful, compassion-filled debut - a hymn to the cycles of the natural world and testament to the resilience of the human spirit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e ― \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" style=\"font-style:italic;\"\u003eDAILY MAIL\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" style=\"font-weight:700;\"\u003eA compelling tale of love and a heroine fighting back. She had me racing to bed so I could read another chapter\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e ― \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" style=\"font-style:italic;\"\u003ePATRICK GALE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" style=\"font-weight:700;\"\u003eTo be so immersed in a setting is a privilege. A mesmerising coming-of-age story. Simply stunning\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e ― \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" style=\"font-style:italic;\"\u003eWOMAN \u0026amp; HOME\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" style=\"font-weight:700;\"\u003eA lush, beautiful, strong book. It took me on a transformative life journey. I could not put it down\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e ― \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" style=\"font-style:italic;\"\u003eCLOVER STROUD\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" style=\"font-weight:700;\"\u003eCompletely spell-binding, vivid and luminous\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e ― \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" style=\"font-style:italic;\"\u003eJANE GREEN\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" style=\"font-weight:700;\"\u003eA young woman broken by circumstances who must find a way to forgive before she can love. Torie Nash is a character for the ages as she navigates loss and despair on the road to redemption. Stunning.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e ― \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" style=\"font-style:italic;\"\u003eADRIANA TRIGLIANI\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" style=\"font-weight:700;\"\u003eThe outer landscape both delicately and unflinchingly traces the inner landscapes of Read's characters. This is a story full of heartbreak, yet also hope\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e ― \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" style=\"font-style:italic;\"\u003eTHE I-PAPER\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" style=\"font-weight:700;\"\u003eA powerful love story with an unforgettable heroine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e ― \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" style=\"font-style:italic;\"\u003eDAILY EXPRESS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" style=\"font-weight:700;\"\u003eEchoes of WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING. Luminous\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e ― \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" style=\"font-style:italic;\"\u003eWATERSTONES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" style=\"font-weight:700;\"\u003eAn extraordinary story of fate, determination and love. Gorgeous, and beautifully written, your heart will break for all Victoria has to lose and mend with all that she has to find. Tender and heart-breaking.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e ― \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" style=\"font-style:italic;\"\u003eMARIANNE CRONIN, author of THE ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF LENNI AND MARGOT\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\" style=\"font-weight:700;font-style:italic;\"\u003eGo As A River\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" style=\"font-weight:700;\"\u003e swept me away. It is gorgeously written. Longing, passion and heartbreak are all set down with such a beauty and restraint that I had to set the book down, amazed. Every page was a joy to read. Magnificent\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e ― \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" style=\"font-style:italic;\"\u003eSUE FLETCHER\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" style=\"font-weight:700;\"\u003eSuffused with wisdom and compassion, this shattering testimony to one woman's life must be savoured, treasured and shared\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e ― \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" style=\"font-style:italic;\"\u003eMEG WAITE CLAYTON, author of THE POSTMISTRESS OF PARIS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" style=\"font-weight:700;\"\u003eThe way in which the rivers flow, the land gives and takes back, and how these things shape Victoria's life and livelihood are beautiful. It is such a redemptive story, despite the heartache. We should all care for our peach trees with this much tenderness\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e ― \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" style=\"font-style:italic;\"\u003eANNE YOUNGSON, author of MEET ME AT THE MUSEUM\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" style=\"font-weight:700;\"\u003eTragedy, heartbreaking decisions and strength is found in this mesmerising coming-of-age story. The harsh but magical environment of Iola serves as her guide and you can almost taste the sweet peaches. Simply stunning\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e ― \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" style=\"font-style:italic;\"\u003eWOMAN'S WEEKLY\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" style=\"font-weight:700;\"\u003eHeart-wrenching and mesmerising ... Combining unforgettable characters and a breath-taking natural setting, it is a sweeping story of survival and becoming\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e ― \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" style=\"font-style:italic;\"\u003eWomen's Prize for Fiction\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"padding:0px 0px 4px;margin:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\" style=\"margin-bottom:0px;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" style=\"font-weight:700;\"\u003eShelley Read \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\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. GO AS A RIVER, her first novel, is inspired by the landscape she comes from and will be published in over twenty-eight territories.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\" style=\"margin-bottom:0px;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003e\n\u003chr class=\"a-divider-normal bucketDivider\" style=\"border-bottom:none;border-left:none;border-right:none;line-height:19px;margin-top:0px;clear:left;border-top-style:solid;border-top-color:#cccccc;height:44px;margin-bottom:-36px;background-position:0px 0px;background-size:initial;\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"padding:0px 0px 4px;margin:0px;font-weight:400;font-size:24px;line-height:32px;\"\u003eProduct details\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"detailBullets_feature_div\"\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-nostyle a-vertical a-spacing-none detail-bullet-list\" style=\"margin:0px 0px 1px 18px;padding:0px;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"list-style:none;margin:0px 0px 5.5px;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" style=\"font-weight:700;\"\u003ePublisher ‏ : ‎ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDoubleday (25 May 2023)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"list-style:none;margin:0px 0px 5.5px;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" style=\"font-weight:700;\"\u003eLanguage ‏ : ‎ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEnglish\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"list-style:none;margin:0px 0px 5.5px;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" style=\"font-weight:700;\"\u003ePaperback ‏ : ‎ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e320 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"list-style:none;margin:0px 0px 5.5px;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" style=\"font-weight:700;\"\u003eISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e0857529412\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"list-style:none;margin:0px 0px 5.5px;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" style=\"font-weight:700;\"\u003eISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e978-0857529411\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"list-style:none;margin:0px 0px 5.5px;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" style=\"font-weight:700;\"\u003eItem Weight ‏ : ‎ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e388 g\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"list-style:none;margin:0px 0px 5.5px;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" style=\"font-weight:700;\"\u003eDimensions ‏ : ‎ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e15.3 x 2.3 x 23.4 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"CGA Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42191612018773,"sku":"9780857529411","price":3390.0,"currency_code":"LKR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0614\/9642\/6581\/files\/1787.jpg?v=1772363954","url":"https:\/\/cgabooksonline.com\/products\/go-as-a-river-by-shelley-read","provider":"CGA Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}