{"product_id":"the-river-is-waiting-oprahs-book-club-hardcover","title":"The River Is Waiting (Oprah's Book Club) - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWally Lamb\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of two Oprah Book Club Picks--\u003ci\u003eShe's Come Undone \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eI Know This Much Is True\u003c\/i\u003e--Wally Lamb comes the propulsive story of a young father who, after an unbearable tragedy, reckons with the possibility of atonement for the unforgivable.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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?\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWally Lamb is the author of six \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling novels: \u003ci\u003eI'll Take You There\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWe Are Water\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWishin' and Hopin'\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Hour I First Believed\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eI Know This Much Is True\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eShe's Come Undone\u003c\/i\u003e. Lamb also edited \u003ci\u003eCouldn't Keep It to Myself\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e I'll Fly Away\u003c\/i\u003e, two volumes of essays from students in his writing workshop at York Correctional Institution, a women's prison in Connecticut, where he was a volunteer facilitator for twenty years. Lamb lives in Connecticut with his wife, Christine, and they have three sons.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 480\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 6.3 x 9.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 10, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47644994928888,"sku":"9781668006399","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0698\/5629\/7208\/files\/4iLsKE7MlZ9781668006399.webp?v=1765725627","url":"https:\/\/barneysbooksellers.com\/products\/the-river-is-waiting-oprahs-book-club-hardcover","provider":"Barney's Book Sellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}