The Waters (novel)
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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 |
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The Waters is a 2024 novel by Michigan author Bonnie Jo Campbell.
Plot
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
- 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