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As Josie Belle Gore, daughter of a Louisiana train engineer and Texas seamstress, journeys with her itinerant family through the deserts of the boom-and-bust American West and revolutionary Mexico, she learns that in her life, two things are constant: water is precious, and her role in her family is to save it. When unforeseeable events force the separation of her family, Josie begins an odyssey that takes her from New Mexico's Jornada del Muerto to Bisbee, Tucson, Los Angeles, and finally post-WWI San Francisco--experiencing betrayal, pandemic, and survivor's guilt, as well as the compassion and generosity of friends and strangers, along the way. Once she lands in San Francisco, like a river meeting the sea, Josie has nowhere else to run--and she realizes that she must make peace with the past and good on her promise to the family she loves. Inspired by the author's family lore, The Ways of Water is a lyrical tale of loss, hope, and forgiveness set in the rugged beauty of the turn-of-the-century Southwest that, like Josie, is growing up in fits and starts. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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"Untimely, like a river meeting the sea, with nowhere else to run, she must make peace with the past and good on her promise to those she loves."
This is a beautifully written novel. The locations in the West are so well described that you can almost hear the train whistle blowing across the desert. Josie is a fantastic character. We first meet her at 6years of age and follow her until she is 21. Even from the beginning, she is a caring and compassionate sister who works to make her family happy and her mother proud. The mistakes that she makes during her life all make sense based on the person that she tried to be. She was brave and compassionate and even when she was living a life in the big city that was totally alien to her growing up years, her family remained the most important people in her life. She is a not a character that I'll soon forget. It's amazing that this beautifully written novel is a debut for this author. After reading this book, I expect that we'll see some great books from this author in the future. ( )