River Stories tells one woman's story of exploration and healing found while intimately immersed in field studies of freshwater mussels in creeks in east- ern Washington State. Part natural history, part spiritual journey, part self- empowerment, the story, like the river itself, wraps its arms around the writer and the reader. The river becomes a meditation and metaphor for the writer's life. You may never look at the natural world or yourself quite the same way after reading it.