The River Is Waiting

Wally Lamb’s novel centers on Corby Ledbetter, a young husband and father whose struggles with unemployment and pills lead to a catastrophic accident that destroys his family and sends him to prison. Behind bars, Corby confronts his guilt and slowly seeks a way toward redemption. In Lamb’s characteristic style, the book is an unsparing but compassionate story of grief, remorse, and the search for grace.