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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.

Through Part I

I love it so far! (view spoiler)[Poor Torie, losing her mother at 12 years old and taking on the responsibilities of the woman of the house. It would be so difficult growing up in a house, full of men, and no one to help you through your coming-of-age/womanhood.

I was worried about Wil and the men who were looking for him, essentially Seth who is very cruel. I am hoping that the body they found wasn’t Wil but I’m afraid it is. I worry about what might happen to Torie when they find out she is pregnant by an Indian, if that actually is his ethnicity. I don’t like the way all the men and other people hate on Wil and make him the culprit of everything bad without having any evidence.

I also felt bad that Og not only lost his leg in war but also his foot to gangrene. I think having gangrene would be just horrific! (hide spoiler)]

Through Part II

(view spoiler)[OH.MY. GOD. My heart broke when Wil turned out to be dead and Torie took off into the wilderness on her own. What she went through, starving and eventually leaving her baby like she did was just so sad! I understand why she left him at that point and with that family, but it was heartbreaking! I really hope she reunites with her son.

I love how she’s growing and is a lot stronger than she used to be. It’s sad that she & Seth are still estranged but I am not surprised either. So she’s lost her entire family and her home, too. I’m curious how this ends. I don’t feel the need for her and Seth to make up, but I do want her to find her son. (hide spoiler)]

Through Part III

(view spoiler)[LUKAS!! I’m so glad the “other mother” left that note! I really hope she gets to see him again. I have a feeling she will. (hide spoiler)]

Finished

I loved this one!

(view spoiler)[I was so sad about Max's death, so awful!

I'm so glad that Zelda convinced Torie to look for Lukas. (hide spoiler)]