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The Waters
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First edition
AuthorBonnie Jo Campbell
LanguageEnglish
GenreFamily saga
PublisherW. W. Norton & Company
Publication date
January 2024
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (Hardback)
Pages400
ISBN978-0-393-24843-2
823

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

References


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