Book Reviews – Go As A River

Go As A River by Shelley Read

There’s a gentle timelessness to this story and yet at times its topics are harsh and confronting. Victoria lives on the outskirts of a small town in Colorado. Her family are locally famous for growing the best peaches in the district. Her mother, aunt and cousin died in a car accident when she was 12 and she lives with her father, younger brother and uncle, who was crippled during WWII. Victoria is heading into town with some late-season peaches when she comes across a young stranger. This meeting changes the course of her life as she falls desperately in love. The story follows Victoria’s life with all the ramifications that follow after that first chance meeting. The themes of love, loss, hate and ignorance are common and yet the story is told so well that I was totally invested and couldn’t put this book down. If you liked Where The Crawdads Sing, I would recommend this as a book to put on your ‘Must Read’ list.