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  • The River
    The River
    by Peter Heller
    Hardcover: Mar 2019
    Paperback: Mar 2020
     
    From the best-selling author of The Dog Stars, the story of two college students on a wilderness canoe trip - a gripping tale of a friendship tested by fire, white water, and violence.
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  • The River Is Waiting
    The River Is Waiting : A Novel
    by Wally Lamb
    Hardcover: May 2025
    Paperback: May 2026
     
    From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of two Oprah Book Club Picks—She's Come Undone and I Know This Much Is True—Wally Lamb comes the propulsive story of a young father who, after an unbearable tragedy, reckons with the ...
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  • The River King
    The River King
    by Alice Hoffman
    Hardcover: Jul 2000
    Paperback: Jul 2001
     
    A suspenseful, lyrical account of one man's search for the truth.
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  • River Sing Me Home
    River Sing Me Home
    by Eleanor Shearer
    Hardcover: Jan 2023
    Paperback: Aug 2023
     
    Rare. Moving. Powerful. This beautiful, page-turning and redemptive story of a mother's gripping journey across the Caribbean to find her stolen children in the aftermath of slavery is a remarkable debut.
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  • River, Cross My Heart
    River, Cross My Heart
    by Breena Clarke
    Hardcover: Oct 1999
    Paperback: Oct 1999
     
    A remarkable new writer makes her debut with a novel of tragedy and triumph in the life of an African American family in Georgetown, circa 1925.
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  • The Road
    The Road
    by Cormac McCarthy
    Hardcover: Sep 2006
    Paperback: Mar 2007
     
    A searing, postapocalyptic novel by the author of the much loved Border Trilogy.
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  • The Road Builder
    The Road Builder
    by Nicholas Hershenow
    Hardcover: May 2001
    Paperback: Jul 2002
     
    A spellbinding story of romance and exploration set in Africa. A compelling exploration of memory, history, and the creation of myth.
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  • The Roaring Days of Zora Lily
    The Roaring Days of Zora Lily : A Novel
    by Noelle Salazar
    Paperback: Oct 2023
     
    The discovery of a hidden label on a famous gown unearths the story of a talented young seamstress in this glittering novel of family, love, ambition, and self discovery by the USA Today bestselling author of The Flight Girls.
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