Shelley Read – författare

Dit floden för dig är en smärtsam och drabbande berättelse i samma anda som Där kräftorna sjunger.

1940-tal, Colorado. Den tonåriga Victoria Nash lever och arbetar på en persikofarm som ensam kvinna i en familj fylld av destruktiva män. Av en slump möter hon främlingen Wilson Moon på gatan och de faller handlöst för varandra. Relationen är lika passionerad som förbjuden. När Victoria blir gravid tvingas hon fly upp i bergen och bosätta sig i ett litet skjul. Hon är förkrossad av sorg, men den starka samhörigheten med vildmarken ger henne kraft att försöka återta det hon förlorat. Samtidigt stiger floden i dalen och hotar att utplåna hennes hem och allt hon känner till.

Dit floden för dig är en smärtsam och drabbande berättelse i samma anda som Där kräftorna sjunger.

1940-tal, Colorado. Den tonåriga Victoria Nash lever och arbetar på en persikofarm som ensam kvinna i en familj fylld av destruktiva män. Av en slump möter hon främlingen Wilson Moon på gatan och de faller handlöst för varandra. Relationen är lika passionerad som förbjuden. När Victoria blir gravid tvingas hon fly upp i bergen och bosätta sig i ett litet skjul. Hon är förkrossad av sorg, men den starka samhörigheten med vildmarken ger henne kraft att försöka återta det hon förlorat. Samtidigt stiger floden i dalen och hotar att utplåna hennes hem och allt hon känner till.

Dit floden för dig är en smärtsam och drabbande berättelse i samma anda som Där kräftorna sjunger.

1940-tal, Colorado. Den tonåriga Victoria Nash lever och arbetar på en persikofarm som ensam kvinna i en familj fylld av destruktiva män. Av en slump möter hon främlingen Wilson Moon på gatan och de faller handlöst för varandra. Relationen är lika passionerad som förbjuden. När Victoria blir gravid tvingas hon fly upp i bergen och bosätta sig i ett litet skjul. Hon är förkrossad av sorg, men den starka samhörigheten med vildmarken ger henne kraft att försöka återta det hon förlorat. Samtidigt stiger floden i dalen och hotar att utplåna hennes hem och allt hon känner till.

The book that has stolen hearts everywhere, the breath-takingly powerful Sunday Times bestseller and Richard & Judy Book Club pick, perfect for fans of Where the Crawdads Sing and Great Circle.''A sweeping story of survival and becoming'' Women''s Prize For Fiction''Spellbinding'' The Times''Tragic, uplifting and completely unforgettable'' Bonnie Garmus, author of Lessons in ChemistryWhen a moment changes everything, how do you live the rest of your life?1940s Colorado: Teenage Victoria Nash is the only woman in a family of troubled men.When she meets Wilson Moon, a young drifter with a mysterious past, on a street corner, their connection is immediate. And dangerous.But then tragedy strikes, and Victoria is forced to leave her home and face a decision that will change her life forever.Loved deeply by readers, this is the epic coming-of-age adventure of Victoria Nash, determined to save her family’s generational peach farm from destruction, as she falls in love, faces devastating tragedy, and finally faces what she must do to survive.Readers are loving Go as a River:

''Beautiful'' Daily Mail''A powerful love story with an unforgettable heroine at its heart'' Sunday Express''A book that will stay with me forever'' ***** Reader review''Oh, how I loved this book. Going to be Christmas presents for all my family'' ***** Reader Review''A book to be treasured.'' ***** Reader review''An incredible read. Emotional heartbreaking, but very ''real'' ***** Reader Review''After reading non-stop all night, I’m feeling very emotional, still'' ***** Reader Review''From the moment I started reading, I found it very hard to put down'' ***** Reader Review''A beautiful book'' ***** Reader reviewSunday Times bestseller, April 2023Richard And Judy Book Club Pick, Spring 2024

'Shelley Read's lyrical voice is a force of nature. Tragic, uplifting and completely unforgettable' BONNIE GARMUS, author of LESSONS IN CHEMISTRY'A lush, beautiful, strong book. It took me on such a transformative life journey. I could not put it down' CLOVER STROUD____________________I've come to understand how the exceptional lurks beneath the ordinary like the deep and mysterious world beneath the seaOn 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. Her heart skips a beat as he whispers, 'Go as a river.'So begins a mezmerising story that unfolds over a tumultuous lifetime as Torie begins to absorb and follow his words.Soon, she will gather all the pieces of her small and extraordinary life, spin through the eddies of desire, heartbreak and betrayal, and 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 must be savored, treasured, shared' MEG WAITE CLAYTON, author of The Postmistress of Paris

Brought to you by Penguin.The powerful Sunday Times bestselling Richard and Judy PickA MESMERIZING READ FOR FANS OF WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING, GREAT CIRCLE AND THE PAPER PALACEI''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

NATIONAL BESTSELLER and BOOK CLUB FAVORITE * Over 1 million copies sold worldwide!

* 2024 High Plains Book Award Winner * 2023 Reading the West Book Award Winner * Finalist for Goodreads Choice Award * Colorado Public Radio 2023 Books We Love * 2025 Prix de l''Union Interalliée *

Set 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 Great Circle, The Four Winds, and Where the Crawdads Sing.

“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

“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

Seventeen-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.

Victoria 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.

Inspired by true events surrounding the destruction of the town of Iola in the 1960s, Go as a River 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.

Dit floden för dig är en smärtsam och drabbande berättelse i samma anda som Där kräftorna sjunger.

1940-tal, Colorado. Den tonåriga Victoria Nash lever och arbetar på en persikofarm som ensam kvinna i en familj fylld av destruktiva män. Av en slump möter hon främlingen Wilson Moon på gatan och de faller handlöst för varandra. Relationen är lika passionerad som förbjuden. När Victoria blir gravid tvingas hon fly upp i bergen och bosätta sig i ett litet skjul. Hon är förkrossad av sorg, men den starka samhörigheten med vildmarken ger henne kraft att försöka återta det hon förlorat. Samtidigt stiger floden i dalen och hotar att utplåna hennes hem och allt hon känner till.