Shelley Read

Shelley Read

Book for an event


Shelley Read is a fifth generation Coloradoan who lives with her family in the Elk Mountains of the Western Slope. She taught literature, environmental studies and Honors at Western Colorado University for nearly three decades. GO AS A RIVER, her first novel, is inspired by a true event and has been translated into thirty-four languages. It is currently in development for film and has sold over one million copies worldwide.

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Go as a River
Shelley Read

An epic story of self-discovery and becoming, set against the magnificent and breathtaking landscape of mid-century Colorado.

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