{"id":57389,"date":"2025-06-14T06:00:59","date_gmt":"2025-06-14T11:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/?p=57389"},"modified":"2025-06-10T16:35:11","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T21:35:11","slug":"oprahs-latest-book-club-pick-the-river-is-waiting-by-wally-lamb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/oprahs-latest-book-club-pick-the-river-is-waiting-by-wally-lamb\/","title":{"rendered":"Oprah’s Latest Book Club Pick: The River is Waiting by Wally Lamb"},"content":{"rendered":"

Join\u00a0Bestsellers Club<\/a>\u00a0to have certain celebrity book club picks automatically put on hold for you: Reese Witherspoon, Jenna Bush Hager, and Oprah Winfrey. While Reese and Jenna generally announce a new title each month, Oprah\u2019s selections are more sporadic. Reminder that if you join\u00a0Bestsellers Club<\/a>, you can choose to have these titles automatically put on hold for you.<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Oprah Winfrey\u2019s latest selection is\u00a0The River is Waiting<\/strong><\/em><\/a> by Wally Lamb.<\/p>\n

Curious what\u00a0The River is Waiting<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0<\/a>is about? Check out the following description provided by the publisher.<\/p>\n

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\u2019s 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\u2019s 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?<\/em> – S&S\/Marysue Rucci Books<\/p>\n

This title is also available in large print.<\/p>\n

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Join\u00a0Bestsellers Club<\/a>\u00a0to have Oprah, Jenna, and Reese\u2019s adult selections automatically put on hold for you!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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