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The River Is Waiting (Oprah\'s Book Club): A Novel

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Wally Lamb・・Ended

Updated: 6月 10， 2025

Content length: 480页

language: English

Source: amazon

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Corby 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?

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📚 Why We Recommend It

New York Times bestselling author Wally Lamb, celebrated for two prior Oprah Book Club selections, returns with an exceptional third pick, a propulsive novel following a young father grappling with unbearable tragedy as he searches for hope, redemption, and the possibility of forgiveness.This haunting novel—a Oprah’s Book Club pick—immerses readers in the raw, unvarnished truth of human resilience. Set against a backdrop of generational trauma and a whispering river that holds secrets, it weaves a story of silence and survival that will leave you breathless. Through poetic prose and razor-sharp dialogue, it asks: What does it mean to inherit pain? And can forgiveness truly wash away the past? If you crave a book that cleaves to your soul, this is it.