The River Away From Home

She's got a beat-up red backpack, a paddle, and zero interest in living a normal life.

Toronto, Canada, 1997. Tiffany (a.k.a 'Tish'), 23, freshly home from Africa is already seeking her next adventure. She is sick of the city, the tight grip of mainstream society, and her disapproving parents. There has to be more people like her out there. But who are they? And where?

Desperate to find her tribe, she heads out into the Canadian wilderness where she discovers the thrill of being on the river and the challenge of navigating whitewater armed only with a paddle and her fellow rafters. Little does she know it will be the spark lighting the way to new, often harrowing adventures around the globe.

Along the way, she is guided by a voice that won't leave her alone. Her backpack, Red Fran, offers insight, sarcasm, and the occasional truth she is not ready to hear. Tish finds herself avoiding death on her moped in Taipei, getting lost hiking the Annapurna Circuit in Nepal, being stuck in the jungle in Ecuador for three days with nothing but two mangos and a bottle of rum, and tackling the craziest rapid yet in Uganda... as well as finding the love of her life.

But the biggest adventure of all? Having to face her true Self, and her fears, every step of the way.
 

The River Away From Home is an uplifting adventure memoir. Adapted from actual events, professional whitewater athlete and world medalist Tiffany Manchester's story combines easy-to-read chapters, raw truths, and unique passages. If you like heroines not afraid of danger, the thrill of exploration, and occasional PG-13 steamy scenes, then you'll love Tiffany Manchester's vivid escapades.