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River's Daughter by Bridget Crocker (2025, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherPenguin Publishing Group
ISBN-101954118546
ISBN-139781954118546
eBay Product ID (ePID)24070474434
Product Key Features
Book TitleRiver's Daughter
Number of Pages320 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2025
TopicWomen, United States / West / Mountain (Az, Co, Id, Mt, NM, Nv, Ut, WY), Personal Memoirs
GenreTravel, Biography & Autobiography
AuthorBridget Crocker
FormatHardcover
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Item Height1 in
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
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Reviews"In The River's Daughter , renowned whitewater rafting guide Bridget Crocker delivers a powerful narrative of resilience and self-discovery, navigating the tumult of family upheaval and personal trauma. With courage and insight, Crocker reveals how the rivers she braved also guided her toward healing and strength. This unforgettable odyssey is a testament to nature's power to transform and inspire. A remarkable debut." --Adrienne Brodeur, author of Wild Game " The River's Daughter is poignant and absorbing, vividly transporting the reader along Bridget's journey to heal from abuse and betrayal, where the power and grace of the world's rivers inspire her passion for life and offer her a place to channel her pain." --Norman Ollestad, author of Crazy for the Storm "An exciting, entertaining, fast-paced adventure travel memoir." --Catherine Raven, author of Fox and I: An Uncommon Friendship "This memoir by legendary river guide Bridget Crocker runs fast and deep. Whitewater scenes are electrifying and precise. But there are also profound personal matters here--pockets of fear or joy and even love--that add a shimmering depth to this fast-paced and nuanced read." --Tim Cahill, author of Jaguars Ripped My Flesh "No one writes with more conviction and heart about the outdoor world, rivers, and family than Bridget Crocker, who has been to the river's edge, both literal and metaphorical, navigated its rapids, and drawn strength from it in many more ways than one. This fast-paced but deeply insightful book about a woman harnessing the power to confront her past and surge into her future will steal readers' breath from the first scene--when Crocker first hears the river's voice--to the last." --Tracy Ross, author of The Source of All Things, "In The River's Daughter , renowned whitewater rafting guide Bridget Crocker delivers a powerful narrative of resilience and self-discovery, navigating the tumult of family upheaval and personal trauma. With courage and insight, Crocker reveals how the rivers she braved also guided her toward healing and strength. This unforgettable odyssey is a testament to nature's power to transform and inspire. A remarkable debut." --Adrienne Brodeur, author of Little Monsters "This memoir by legendary river guide Bridget Crocker runs fast and deep. Whitewater scenes are electrifying and precise. But there are also profound personal matters here--pockets of fear or joy and even love--that add a shimmering depth to this fast-paced and nuanced read." --Tim Cahill, author of Jaguars Ripped My Flesh "No one writes with more conviction and heart about the outdoor world, rivers, and family than Bridget Crocker, who has been to the river's edge, both literal and metaphorical, navigated its rapids, and drawn strength from it in many more ways than one. This fast-paced but deeply insightful book about a woman harnessing the power to confront her past and surge into her future will steal readers' breath from the first scene--when Crocker first hears the river's voice--to the last." --Tracy Ross, author of The Source of All Things, "Heartrending in its maturity and its quest for empathy . . . A brave, sincere story of the shattering and saving powers of adrenaline and humility."-- Kirkus Review "In The River's Daughter , renowned whitewater rafting guide Bridget Crocker delivers a powerful narrative of resilience and self-discovery, navigating the tumult of family upheaval and personal trauma. With courage and insight, Crocker reveals how the rivers she braved also guided her toward healing and strength. This unforgettable odyssey is a testament to nature's power to transform and inspire. A remarkable debut." --Adrienne Brodeur, author of Wild Game " The River's Daughter is poignant and absorbing, vividly transporting the reader along Bridget's journey to heal from abuse and betrayal, where the power and grace of the world's rivers inspire her passion for life and offer her a place to channel her pain." --Norman Ollestad, author of Crazy for the Storm "An exciting, entertaining, fast-paced adventure travel memoir." --Catherine Raven, author of Fox and I: An Uncommon Friendship "This memoir by legendary river guide Bridget Crocker runs fast and deep. Whitewater scenes are electrifying and precise. But there are also profound personal matters here--pockets of fear or joy and even love--that add a shimmering depth to this fast-paced and nuanced read." --Tim Cahill, author of Jaguars Ripped My Flesh "No one writes with more conviction and heart about the outdoor world, rivers, and family than Bridget Crocker, who has been to the river's edge, both literal and metaphorical, navigated its rapids, and drawn strength from it in many more ways than one. This fast-paced but deeply insightful book about a woman harnessing the power to confront her past and surge into her future will steal readers' breath from the first scene--when Crocker first hears the river's voice--to the last." --Tracy Ross, author of The Source of All Things, "In The River's Daughter , renowned whitewater rafting guide Bridget Crocker delivers a powerful narrative of resilience and self-discovery, navigating the tumult of family upheaval and personal trauma. With courage and insight, Crocker reveals how the rivers she braved also guided her toward healing and strength. This unforgettable odyssey is a testament to nature's power to transform and inspire. A remarkable debut." --Adrienne Brodeur, author of Little Monsters " The River's Daughter is poignant and absorbing, vividly transporting the reader along Bridget's journey to heal from abuse and betrayal, where the power and grace of the world's rivers inspire her passion for life and offer her a place to channel her pain." --Norman Ollestad, author of Crazy for the Storm "This memoir by legendary river guide Bridget Crocker runs fast and deep. Whitewater scenes are electrifying and precise. But there are also profound personal matters here--pockets of fear or joy and even love--that add a shimmering depth to this fast-paced and nuanced read." --Tim Cahill, author of Jaguars Ripped My Flesh "No one writes with more conviction and heart about the outdoor world, rivers, and family than Bridget Crocker, who has been to the river's edge, both literal and metaphorical, navigated its rapids, and drawn strength from it in many more ways than one. This fast-paced but deeply insightful book about a woman harnessing the power to confront her past and surge into her future will steal readers' breath from the first scene--when Crocker first hears the river's voice--to the last." --Tracy Ross, author of The Source of All Things, "Heartrending in its maturity and its quest for empathy . . . A brave, sincere story of the shattering and saving powers of adrenaline and humility."-- Kirkus Review "Inspiring . . . It's a triumphant road map for following one's passions."-- Publishers Weekly "In The River's Daughter , renowned whitewater rafting guide Bridget Crocker delivers a powerful narrative of resilience and self-discovery, navigating the tumult of family upheaval and personal trauma. With courage and insight, Crocker reveals how the rivers she braved also guided her toward healing and strength. This unforgettable odyssey is a testament to nature's power to transform and inspire. A remarkable debut." --Adrienne Brodeur, author of Wild Game " The River's Daughter is poignant and absorbing, vividly transporting the reader along Bridget's journey to heal from abuse and betrayal, where the power and grace of the world's rivers inspire her passion for life and offer her a place to channel her pain." --Norman Ollestad, author of Crazy for the Storm "An exciting, entertaining, fast-paced adventure travel memoir." --Catherine Raven, author of Fox and I: An Uncommon Friendship "This memoir by legendary river guide Bridget Crocker runs fast and deep. Whitewater scenes are electrifying and precise. But there are also profound personal matters here--pockets of fear or joy and even love--that add a shimmering depth to this fast-paced and nuanced read." --Tim Cahill, author of Jaguars Ripped My Flesh "No one writes with more conviction and heart about the outdoor world, rivers, and family than Bridget Crocker, who has been to the river's edge, both literal and metaphorical, navigated its rapids, and drawn strength from it in many more ways than one. This fast-paced but deeply insightful book about a woman harnessing the power to confront her past and surge into her future will steal readers' breath from the first scene--when Crocker first hears the river's voice--to the last." --Tracy Ross, author of The Source of All Things, "This memoir by legendary river guide Bridget Crocker runs fast and deep. Whitewater scenes are electrifying and precise. But there are also profound personal matters here--pockets of fear or joy and even love--that add a shimmering depth to this fast-paced and nuanced read." --Tim Cahill, author of Jaguars Ripped My Flesh "No one writes with more conviction and heart about the outdoor world, rivers, and family than Bridget Crocker, who has been to the river's edge, both literal and metaphorical, navigated its rapids, and drawn strength from it in many more ways than one. This fast-paced but deeply insightful book about a woman harnessing the power to confront her past and surge into her future will steal readers' breath from the first scene--when Crocker first hears the river's voice--to the last." --Tracy Ross, author of The Source of All Things, "In The River's Daughter , renowned whitewater rafting guide Bridget Crocker delivers a powerful narrative of resilience and self-discovery, navigating the tumult of family upheaval and personal trauma. With courage and insight, Crocker reveals how the rivers she braved also guided her toward healing and strength. This unforgettable odyssey is a testament to nature's power to transform and inspire. A remarkable debut." --Adrienne Brodeur, author of Little Monsters " The River's Daughter is poignant and absorbing, vividly transporting the reader along Bridget's journey to heal from abuse and betrayal, where the power and grace of the world's rivers inspire her passion for life and offer her a place to channel her pain." --Norman Ollestad, author of Crazy for the Storm "An exciting, entertaining, fast-paced adventure travel memoir." --Catherine Raven, author of Fox and I: An Uncommon Friendship "This memoir by legendary river guide Bridget Crocker runs fast and deep. Whitewater scenes are electrifying and precise. But there are also profound personal matters here--pockets of fear or joy and even love--that add a shimmering depth to this fast-paced and nuanced read." --Tim Cahill, author of Jaguars Ripped My Flesh "No one writes with more conviction and heart about the outdoor world, rivers, and family than Bridget Crocker, who has been to the river's edge, both literal and metaphorical, navigated its rapids, and drawn strength from it in many more ways than one. This fast-paced but deeply insightful book about a woman harnessing the power to confront her past and surge into her future will steal readers' breath from the first scene--when Crocker first hears the river's voice--to the last." --Tracy Ross, author of The Source of All Things
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Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal797.121092
SynopsisA vivid and propulsive memoir about finding courage and meaning in a life outdoors, by a world-class whitewater rafting guide. After 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. The 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. On 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 traveled 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. The 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. A beautifully rendered memoir of a woman coming into her own, The River's Daughter opens us to the possibilities of transformation through nature., Recalling memoirs like Wild and Educated , an internationally renowned female whitewater rafting guide offers a powerful, gripping, and inspiring memoir about overcoming hardship and coming into her own through her relationship with the rivers she has known. After Bridget Crocker's parents split up in a vicious divorce, she moved with her mother from California to Wyoming, to live in a trailer park near the Snake River. Her childhood was idyllic, with a stepfather she loved and a new baby brother, and with the river as her companion. When her mother suddenly left her stepfather for a hippie eco-warrior, and things went spectacularly wrong, Bridget returned to California to live with her explosive father--until his violence sent her back to Wyoming. The one constant in her life was the Snake River, to whom she confided her deepest feelings. Being on the water healed Bridget--from abuse, sexual assault, and betrayals by those close to her. She became a world-class whitewater rafting guide--admired and respected by her mostly male counterparts for her grit and her courage. The Snake, the Kern, and the Zambezi River in Zambia allowed her to find herself--to trust her intuition and grow into her powers as a woman, overcoming multi-generational cycles of abuse and educational neglect. In this propulsive story of finding meaning in a life outdoors, Bridget Crocker not only takes us along with her on exciting and sometimes treacherous adventures on the water but opens up a new way of experiencing the world--through its rivers, which can guide us, just as we can navigate them--and introduces a bold and vibrant new voice in adventure writing.
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