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

From the #1New York Timesbestselling author of two Oprah Book Club PicksShes Come UndoneandI Know This Much Is TrueWally Lamb comes the propulsive story of a young father who, after an unbearable tragedy, reckons with the possibility of atonement for the unforgivable.

Corby Ledbetter is struggling. New fatherhood,the loss of his job, and a growingsecret addiction have thrown his marriage to hisbeloved Emily into a tailspin. And thats beforehe causes the tragedy that tears the familyapart. Sentenced to prison, Corby struggles tosurvive life on the inside, where he bears witnessto frightful acts of brutality but also experiencessmall acts of kindness. As he counts down theweeks, months, and years of his incarceration,he develops elemental kinships with a tenderheartedcellmate, a troubled teen desperate for arole model, and a prison librarian who sees andnurtures his light. Buoyed by them and by hismothers enduring faith in him, Corby beginsto transcend the boundaries of his confinement,sustained by his hope that mercy and reconciliationmight still be possible. Can his crimes everbe forgiven by those he loves?