A NATIONAL BESTSELLER "A fiery tour de force... I could not put this book down. It truly was terrifying and unutterably beautiful." -Alison Borden, The Denver P

From the acclaimed author of Floating in My Mother’s Palm and Children and Fire, a stunning story about ordinary people living in extraordinary times—“epi

All the Gears' previous titles in the First North American series have been national bestsellers. Now, People of the River is finally available in mass-market.

“The River is a story that will transform how you see yourself and the world.” —Andy Andrews, New York Times best-selling author of The Noticer, The Trave

On a series of solitary walks around London, a woman recalls the rivers she's encountered in prose reminiscent of Sebald.