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==Plot== |
==Plot== |
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On an island in the middle of a swamp in Michigan, a family has lived for generations. |
On an island in the middle of a swamp in Michigan, a family has lived for generations. |
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The matriarch, Hermine Zook, is a healer and herbalist who inspires fear and hope in the people of the local town, Whiteheart. |
The matriarch, Hermine Zook, is a healer and herbalist who inspires fear and hope in the people of the local town, Whiteheart. |
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Living on the island with her is her granddaughter, Dorothy, who is a budding mathematician and herbalist. |
Living on the island with her is her granddaughter, Dorothy, who is a budding mathematician and herbalist. |
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==List of main characters== |
==List of main characters== |
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* Hermine "Herself" Zook – Herbalist and eccentric matriarch of the Zook family |
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* Primrose "Prim" Zook – Herself's daughter, a lawyer |
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* Molly Zook – Herself's daughter, a nurse |
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* Rose Thorn Zook - Herself's daughter, beautiful and lazy |
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* Dorothy "Donkey" Zook – Rose Thorn's daughter, a budding mathematician and herbalist |
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* Titus Clay, Jr. – Rose Thorn's love interest, a farmer |
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==Reception== |
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The novel was chosen as a [[Jenna Bush Hager | Read with Jenna]] January 204 Book Club pick.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kpl.gov/about/news/the-waters-by-bonnie-jo-campbell-featured-as-jenna-bush-hagers-january-2024-book-club-pick/|title="The Waters" by Bonnie Jo Campbell Featured as Jenna Bush Hager's January 2024 Book Club Pick!|date=July 12, 2024|access-date=July 12, 2024}}</ref> [[Ron Charles (critic) | Ron Charles]] of [[The Washington Post]] described it as "pure magic".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/books/2023/12/27/bonnie-jo-campbell-waters-book-review/ |title=Bonnie Jo Campbell's 'The Waters' is pure magic|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=December 27, 2023|access-date=July 12, 2024}}</ref> [[The Los Angeles Times|The Los Angeles Times']] [[Jane Smiley]] described the novel as "earthy" and a "thought-provoking and readable exploration of eccentricity and of all different kinds of love".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2024-01-03/an-off-the-grid-herbalist-hits-the-skids-in-an-earthy-new-bonnie-jo-campbell-novel|title=An off-the-grid herbalist hits the skids in an earthy new Bonnie Jo Campbell novel|website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=January 3, 2024|access-date=July 12, 2024}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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[[Category:2024 novels]] |
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[[Category:Family saga novels]] |
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[[Category:W. W. Norton & Company books]] |
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Latest revision as of 07:03, 4 September 2024
| Author | Bonnie Jo Campbell |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Family saga |
| Publisher | W. W. Norton & Company |
Publication date | January 2024 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| Pages | 400 |
| ISBN | 978-0-393-24843-2 |
| 823 |
The Waters is a 2024 novel by Michigan author Bonnie Jo Campbell.
Plot
[edit]On an island in the middle of a swamp in Michigan, a family has lived for generations. The matriarch, Hermine Zook, is a healer and herbalist who inspires fear and hope in the people of the local town, Whiteheart. Living on the island with her is her granddaughter, Dorothy, who is a budding mathematician and herbalist.
List of main characters
[edit]- Hermine "Herself" Zook – Herbalist and eccentric matriarch of the Zook family
- Primrose "Prim" Zook – Herself's daughter, a lawyer
- Molly Zook – Herself's daughter, a nurse
- Rose Thorn Zook - Herself's daughter, beautiful and lazy
- Dorothy "Donkey" Zook – Rose Thorn's daughter, a budding mathematician and herbalist
- Titus Clay, Jr. – Rose Thorn's love interest, a farmer
Reception
[edit]The novel was chosen as a Read with Jenna January 204 Book Club pick.[1] Ron Charles of The Washington Post described it as "pure magic".[2] The Los Angeles Times' Jane Smiley described the novel as "earthy" and a "thought-provoking and readable exploration of eccentricity and of all different kinds of love".[3]
References
[edit]- ^ ""The Waters" by Bonnie Jo Campbell Featured as Jenna Bush Hager's January 2024 Book Club Pick!". July 12, 2024. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
- ^ "Bonnie Jo Campbell's 'The Waters' is pure magic". The Washington Post. December 27, 2023. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
- ^ "An off-the-grid herbalist hits the skids in an earthy new Bonnie Jo Campbell novel". Los Angeles Times. January 3, 2024. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
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