{"product_id":"the-river-is-waiting","title":"The River is Waiting","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy Wally Lamb \u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"content\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAN INSTANT \u003cem\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/em\u003e BESTSELLER | OPRAH’S BOOK CLUB PICK | A \u003cem\u003eUSA TODAY\u003c\/em\u003e BESTSELLER\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e#1 \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author Wally Lamb, celebrated for two prior Oprah’s Book Club selections, returns with an exceptional third pick, an “incandescent” (\u003cem\u003eOprah Daily\u003c\/em\u003e) novel following a young father grappling with unbearable tragedy as he searches for hope, redemption, and the possibility of forgiveness.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCorby Ledbetter is struggling. New fatherhood, the loss of his job, and a growing secret addiction have thrown his marriage to his beloved Emily into a tailspin. And that’s before he causes the tragedy that tears the family apart. Sentenced to prison, Corby struggles to survive life on the inside, where he bears witness to frightful acts of brutality but also experiences small acts of kindness and elemental kinship with a prison librarian who sees his light and some of his fellow offenders, including a tender-hearted cellmate and a troubled teen desperate for a role model. Buoyed by them and by his mother’s enduring faith in him, Corby begins to transcend the boundaries of his confinement, sustained by his hope that mercy and reconciliation might still be possible. Can his crimes ever be forgiven by those he loves?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn “immersive novel of redemption” (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe River Is Waiting\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis another “soul-wrenching” (NPR) masterpiece from celebrated author Wally Lamb.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52797795500321,"sku":null,"price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0787\/1011\/2545\/files\/IMG-0919_20b76ff2-d27c-4422-93f4-4031e595b816.jpg?v=1780501566","url":"https:\/\/www.elmsidegoods.com\/products\/the-river-is-waiting","provider":"Elmside Goods ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}