About this Event
Join and Barnes & Noble Philadelphia on Wednesday, June 3rd at 6pm at Barnes & Noble Philadelphia (1708 Chestnut Street) for a discussion and celebration of the paperback release of The River Is Waiting an “incandescent” (Oprah Daily) novel following a young father grappling with unbearable tragedy as he searches for hope, redemption, and the possibility of forgiveness.
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- Registering for a General Admission Ticket guarantees entrance to the event for the discussion and signing.
- Seating: Limited quantity is available and will be provided on a first-come, first-served basis.
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ADDITIONAL GUIDELINES:
--Please note that Eventbrite is the only authorized dealer for this event. Each person must have a ticket to enter.
--Due to health and safety and space limitations, those without a ticket will not be permitted into the event space.
--The exact time at which the event ends will be determined on the night of the event. To avoid disappointment, we strongly advise you to arrive on time for the event.
--All event guidelines are subject to change.
--If you have any additional questions, please can call the store directly at: (267) 234-9790.
--Barnes & Noble may cancel this event at any time with or without notice to the ticket holders.
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ABOUT Wally Lamb
Wally Lamb is the author of seven New York Times bestselling novels: The River Is Waiting, I’ll Take You There, We Are Water, Wishin’ and Hopin’, The Hour I First Believed, I Know This Much Is True, and She’s Come Undone. Lamb also edited Couldn’t Keep It to Myself and I’ll Fly Away, two volumes of essays from students in his writing workshop at York Correctional Institution, a women’s Pr*son in Connecticut, where he was a volunteer facilitator for twenty years. Lamb lives in Connecticut with his wife, Christine, and they have three sons.
ABOUT The River Is Waiting
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. And that’s before he causes the tragedy that tears the family apart. Sentenced to Pr*son, Corby struggles to survive life on the inside, where he bears witness to frightful acts of brutality but also experiences small acts of kindness and elemental kinship with a Pr*son librarian who sees his light and some of his fellow offenders, including a tender-hearted cellmate and a troubled teen desperate for a role model. Buoyed by them and by his mother’s enduring faith in him, Corby begins to transcend the boundaries of his confinement, sustained by his hope that mercy and reconciliation might still be possible. Can his crimes ever be forgiven by those he loves?
An “immersive novel of redemption” (The New Yorker), The River Is Waiting is another “soul-wrenching” (NPR) masterpiece from celebrated author Wally Lamb.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Barnes & Noble - Philadelphia, 1708 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, United States
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