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No spoilers but the tragedy is such, in Wally Lamb‘s “The River Is Waiting,” that Corby will forever be wracked by whether he ...
19 New Books That Sound So Good You'll Have To Surgically Remove Them From My Hands When I Read Them There's something about new novels that makes me forget about all my worries and (sadly) all of the ...
Baddest Man by Mark Kriegel. Mike Tyson was boxing’s youngest ever heavyweight champion, and this is the story of the first 22 years of his life. I’m no fan of the sport but I’m fascinated by boxers – ...
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 ...
The story is told from the point of view of Corby Ledbetter, whose addiction causes an unbearable family tragedy, landing him in jail.
The novel tells the story of a father named Corby Ledbetter. "New fatherhood, the loss of his job, and a growing secret addiction have thrown his marriage to his beloved Emily into a tailspin," ...
Corby Ledbetter is in trouble. 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 ...
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. Corby struggles to survive life on ...
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 ...