{"product_id":"risk-a-life-saved-by-the-river-9781647429249","title":"Risk: A Life Saved by the River","description":"\u003cb\u003eA compelling narrative about a pioneering woman's connection to wild rivers as a whitewater world champion, and how the journey heals past and current childhood trauma. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlternating between two time periods, \u003ci\u003eRisk \u003c\/i\u003eis about Sue Norman's journey as a pioneer in international whitewater kayaking and rafting competition. Outdoor adventure helped the author cope with the trauma of her mother's diagnosis of acute multiple sclerosis when she was five, which rapidly forced her family into poverty and separation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs an adult, Sue was thrust into becoming a first-time parent after menopause to her four-year-old nephew. Her nephew's early years were spent with biological parents who struggled with addiction and mental illness. Does Sue have what it takes to parent a child considered to be at risk? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eRisk\u003c\/i\u003e explores how pursuing \"good risk\" through adventure can help one escape, and face, their fears.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e She Writes Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/24\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781647429249\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePW Booklife Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/31\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/0001\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Susan Norman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45331909574837,"sku":"9781647429249","price":15.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_42cac94f-5553-4d9d-9106-2cf9f71342d5.jpg?v=1745938567","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/risk-a-life-saved-by-the-river-9781647429249","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}