Penguin Random House, Belletristik, Go as a River (Englisch, Shelley Read, 2023)

'Shelley 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' BONNIE GARMUS, author of LESSONS IN CHEMISTRY''A compelling tale of love and a heroine fighting back' PATRICK GALE______________On a cool autumn day, Victoria Nash heads into the village from her family's farm in rural Colorado pulling a rickety wagon filled with late-season peaches. As she nears an intersection, a stranger in town stops to ask her the way. Over the course of the next few moments, as the townspeople look on suspiciously, the course of Victoria's life will be fated.So begins a mezmerising story of split-second decisions and thoughtful acts that make up Victoria's tumultuous life as she attempts to escape her dissolute family.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 for ever.GO AS A RIVER is a heartwrenching coming-of-age and a drama of enthralling power. Combining unforgettable characters and a breathtaking setting, it is a sweeping story of female survival and self re-invention, of the deepest mysteries of love, truth and fate.'A lush, beautiful, strong book. It took me on such a transformative life journey. I could not put it down' CLOVER STROUD'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 must be savored, treasured, shared' MEG WAITE CLAYTON, author of The Postmistress of Paris.