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Oprah Winfrey unveiled her latest book club selection, "The River Is Waiting," by Wally Lamb. It's the third time Winfrey has picked a book by Lamb.
If you're a fan of Wally Lamb's bestsellers She Comes Undone and I Know This Much Is True, pick up his newest novel, The River Is Waiting.Lamb's latest delivers all his signature heartbreak ...
The author taught writing workshops for incarcerated women over two decades, an experience that has helped him to draw a vivid picture of life behind bars, with all its indignities and a few acts ...
No spoilers but the tragedy is such, in Wally Lamb‘s “The River Is Waiting,” that Corby will forever be wracked by whether he ...
The worst possible thing has happened to Corby Ledbetter, and he has only himself to blame. No spoilers but the tragedy is such, in Wally Lamb‘s “The River Is Waiting,” that Corby will ...
No spoilers but the tragedy is such, in Wally Lamb‘s “The River Is Waiting,” that Corby will forever be wracked by whether he can be forgiven — by himself, his wife, ...
His go-to classic is by Joseph Campbell, and he admires “Brothers and Keepers” and “The New Jim Crow” on incarceration. “The River Is Waiting” is his new novel.
Wally Lamb clearly drew on his experience conducting prison workshops while writing 'The River Is Waiting,' a novel about a troubled but devoted stay-at-home dad that ends up in jail.
In Wally Lamb’s new novel, “The River Is Waiting,” Corby has lost his job as a commercial artist and has developed a secret addiction to alcohol and pills, setting him on a dangerous path ...
Oprah Winfrey unveils latest book club pick: "The River Is Waiting" 07:32 Reader's Group Guide for "The River Is Waiting" Discussion questions: 1. Corby is a deeply flawed yet sympathetic character.
In Wally Lamb’s new novel, “The River Is Waiting,” Corby has lost his job as a commercial artist and has developed a secret addiction to alcohol and pills, setting him on a dangerous path ...