Na úpätí mohutných hôr Colorada preteká okolo mestečka Iola rieka Gunnison. V 40. rokoch 20. storočia tu ľudia žijú v izolácii pred okolitým svetom. Sedemnásťročná Victoria vedie po smrti matky domácnosť na rodinnej broskyňovej farme. Ale v deň, keď jej cestu skríži záhadný cudzinec, už nič nebude také ako predtým. Victoria sa čoskoro musí vzdať všetkého, čo jej je blízke a drahé, a utiecť do divočiny. Tu zo všetkých síl bojuje o prežitie – svoje aj svojho nenarodeného dieťaťa.

On a cool autumn day in 1948, Victoria Nash delivers late-season peaches from her family's farm set amid the wild beauty of Colorado. As she heads into her village, a dishevelled stranger stops to ask her the way. How she chooses to answer will unknowingly alter the course of both their young lives.So begins the mesmerising story of split-second choices and courageous acts that propel Victoria away from the only home she has ever known and towards a reckoning with loss, hope and her own untapped strength.Gathering all the pieces of her small and extraordinary existence, spinning through the eddies of desire, heartbreak and betrayal, she will arrive at a single rocky decision that will change her life for ever.GO AS A RIVER is a heart-wrenching coming-of-age story and a drama of enthralling power. Combining unforgettable characters and a breathtaking natural setting, it is a sweeping story of survival and becoming, of the deepest mysteries of love, truth and fate.