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Water Witches
Contributor(s): Bohjalian, Chris (Author)

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ISBN: 0684826127     ISBN-13: 9780684826127
Publisher: Touchstone Books
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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: April 1997
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Annotation: Vermont is drying up. The normally lush, green countryside is in the grip of the worst drought in years: stunted cornstalks rasp in the hot July breeze, parched vegetable gardens wither and die, the Chittenden River shrinks to a trickle, and the drilling trucks are booked solid as one by one the wells give out. Patience Avery, known nationwide as a gifted "water witch", is having a busy summer, too. Using the tools of the dowser's trade - divining sticks, metal rods, bobbers, and pendulums - she can locate, among other things, aquifers deep within the earth. In the midst of this crisis, Scottie Winston lobbies for permits to expand Powder Peak, a local ski area that's his law firm's principal client. As part of the expansion, the resort seeks to draw water for snowmaking from the beleaguered Chittenden, despite opposition from environmentalists who fear that the already weakened river will be damaged beyond repair.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Literary
- Fiction | Magical Realism
- Fiction | Small Town & Rural
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 97002112
Lexile Measure: 950(Not Available)
Physical Information: 0.81" H x 6.72" W x 7.84" L (0.67 lbs) 352 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - New England
- Cultural Region - Northeast U.S.
- Demographic Orientation - Rural
- Geographic Orientation - Vermont
Features: Price on Product
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 56572
Reading Level: 6.2   Interest Level: Upper Grades   Point Value: 16.0
 
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Publisher Description:
From the bestselling author of Midwives and The Flight Attendant, a comic and life affirming novel of the clash between progress and tradition, science and magic: "one of the most elegantly philosophical, urgent--yet somehow timeless--novels of these perilous times" (Howard Norman, National Book Award finalist for The Bird Artist).

Vermont is drying up. The normally lush, green countryside is in the grip of the worst drought in years: stunted cornstalks rasp in the hot July breeze, parched vegetable gardens wither and die, the Chittenden River shrinks to a trickle, and the drilling trucks are booked solid as one by one the wells give out. Patience Avery, known nationwide as a gifted water witch, is having a busy summer, too. Using the tools of the dowser's trade --divining sticks, metal rods, bobbers, and pendulums--she can locate, among other things, aquifers deep within the earth. In the midst of this crisis, Scottie Winston lobbies for permits to expand Powder Peak, a local ski area that's his law firm's principal client. As part of the expansion, the resort seeks to draw water for snowmaking from the beleaguered Chittenden, despite opposition from environmentalists who fear that the already weakened river will be damaged beyond repair.


Contributor Bio(s): Bohjalian, Chris: - Chris Bohjalian is the author of twelve novels, including the New York Times bestsellers, Secrets of Eden, The Double Bind, Skeletons at the Feast, and Midwives. His work has been translated into twenty-six languages. He lives in Vermont with his wife and daughter. Visit him at www.chrisbohjalian.com or www.facebook.com .
 
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