The River Is Waiting

The River Is Waiting

By Wally Lamb

Pages

432

Rating

4.29

Year

2025

ContemporaryFictionCrimeFamily Life FictionPsychologicalDrama

Description

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?

A propulsive story of a young father who, after an unbearable tragedy, reckons with the possibility of atonement for the unforgivable.

Endorsements

Wally Lamb — #1 New York Times bestselling author and the author of two Oprah Book Club picks, She’s Come Undone and I Know This Much Is True.

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