About Go as a River
A sweeping, heart-stopping epic of a young woman’s journey to becoming, set against the harsh beauty of mid-century Colorado
On a cool autumn day in 1948, Victoria Nash delivers late-season peaches from her family’s farm set amid the wild beauty of Colorado. As she heads into her village, a disheveled stranger stops to ask her the way. How she chooses to answer will unknowingly alter the course of both their young lives.
So begins the mesmerizing story of split-second choices and courageous acts that propel Victoria 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, spinning through the eddies of desire, heartbreak and betrayal, she will arrive at a single rocky decision that will change her life forever.
Go as a River is a heart-wrenching coming-of-age story and a drama of enthralling power. Combining unforgettable characters and a breathtaking natural setting, it is a sweeping story of survival and becoming, of the deepest mysteries of love, truth and fate.
Detail
Complete Title: Go as a River
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Number of Pages: 320
Publication Time: February 28, 2023
Publisher: Spiegel & Grau
ISBN: 1954118236
ISBN13: 9781954118232
About Shelley Read
Shelley Read
Shelley Read’s debut novel, Go as a River, is an international bestseller and is being translated into over 30 languages. Shelley is 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 founding team member of the Environment & 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 Crested Butte Magazine and Gunnison Valley Journal, and has written for the Denver Post and a variety of publications.
Reviews Go as a River
First off I’d just like to say what a beautifully written novel this is. Something just drew me to this one, and I’m so glad it did.It’s the 1940’s and teenager Victoria Nash is the only femal…
Maureen
“There is a kind of sadness that transcends sadness, that runs like hot syrup into every crevice of your being, beginning in the heart then oozing into your very cells and bloodstream, so that nothi…
Sujoya(theoverbookedbibliophile) {Catching up slowly!}
Some rivers flow quietly, softly, gently. Others are a bit more frantic with the need to get to a destination, splashing, cajoling, moving swiftly. But Both always moving forward.In 1949 rural Colorad…
Jen CANADA
This writing . I almost ended this review right there.If I had, I wouldn’t have said how deeply affecting the narrative tone is. Nor would I have said how beautifully immersive the setting is with t…
Angela M
5 stars!2023 Favourites List!Beautiful captivating words. Heartbreaking and heartwarming. Endearing, resilient, unforgettable characters. Vivid, palpable atmosphere. Thought provoking, life changing d…
Lindsay L
Go as a River by Shelley Read is a Historical Fiction Story with a Different Feel to It!The past five years, seventeen-year-old Victoria Nash has been relegated to running the household on her family’…
Terrie Robinson
Sometimes you see the cover and title of a book and you just know it’s one your going to love… I had been looking forward to reading this since I knew of its existence!This is a stunning debut.. t…
Karen
Iola, Colorado, 1948This starts with chance meeting between a filthy stranger with such kind eyes who asks Victoria Nash the way to the flop house. For some inexplicable reason, Victoria feels his lif…
Ceecee
Ye gods. I did not intend to be an outlier here, but I didn’t really enjoy this book that much, and my rating of a scant three stars is a reflection of that. Based strictly on personal preference…