{"product_id":"the-rivers-daughter-by-bridget-crocker-9781954118546","title":"The River's Daughter","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA vivid and propulsive memoir about finding courage and meaning in a life outdoors, by a world-class whitewater rafting guide.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAfter Bridget Crocker's parents' volatile divorce, she moved with her mother from Southern California to Wyoming. Her life was idyllic, growing up in a trailer park on the banks of the Snake River with a stepfather she loved, a new baby brother, and the river as her companion—until her mother suddenly took up a radical new lifestyle, becoming someone Bridget barely recognized.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe one constant in her life—the place Bridget felt whole and fully herself—was the river. When she discovered the world of whitewater rafting, she knew she'd found her calling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOn the river, Bridget learned to read the natural world around her and came to know the language of rivers. One of the few female guides on the Snake River, she then travelled to the Zambezi River in Africa, some of the most dangerous whitewater in the world, where she faced death and learned to conquer her fears—both on the water and off.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe river taught her how to overcome years of betrayals and abuse, to trust herself, and, finally, how to help heal her family from generational cycles of trauma and poverty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA beautifully rendered memoir of a woman coming into her own, \u003cem\u003eThe River's Daughter\u003c\/em\u003e opens us to the possibilities of transformation through nature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46998747218156,"sku":"9781954118546","price":64.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/20652893482883.jpg?v=1763230332","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/the-rivers-daughter-by-bridget-crocker-9781954118546","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}