Go as a River

Victoria runs the household for her father and brother until a young romantic figure drifts through town and changes her life forever. Though her relationships with her family and neighbors change, her relationship with the family’s peach orchard is a constant in her life, as is her life-saving interest in nature, botany, and the surrounding wilderness. After I finished this riveting fiction, I was surprised to learn it was inspired by a true story of the destruction of Iola, Colorado in the 1960s.