Product Details
Touchstone, April 1997
Trade Paperback, 352 pages
ISBN-10: 0684826127
ISBN-13: 9780684826127
Description
Set in the Vermont countryside, Water Witches is a tale of the clash between progress and tradition, science and magic. In the midst of a nightmarish New England drought, cynical ski industry lobbyist Scottie Winston is trying to get a large ski resort the permits it needs to tap already beleaguered rivers for snow. His wife, his little girl, and his sister-in-law -- dowsers or "water witches" all -- hope to stop him, however, in this gentle, comic, life-affirming novel.
Sally EckhoffNew York NewsdayAs welcome as rain on a parched garden.
Howard NormanNational Book Award finalist for The Bird ArtistIn Chris Bohjalian's wise, splendid book, we hear the echo and avalanche made when centuries collide. One of the most elegantly philosophical, urgent -- yet somehow timeless
-- novels of these perilous times.
Cathie Pelletierauthor of Beaming Sonny HomeA bewitching tale from New England by a writer with a generous heart for his subjects, and respect for a landscape he clearly loves. Chris Bohjalian's voice is as steady and sure as Vermont rain.
Alan CheuseAll Things Considered, National Public RadioI was charmed by the mixture of country lore and planning boards, new age witches and old-fashioned family duties....For anyone interested in the way that we live with the land, on the land, today, this novel makes for a thoughtful evening or two of entertaining reading.
Eileen PollackThe Washington Post Book WorldAnyone whose family is divided between conservatives and liberals will squirm with recognition....Anyone who has enjoyed the pretension to being an insider in a capital city -- be it Montpelier or Washington
-- will laugh uncomfortably.
Carol McCabeProvidence JournalBohjalian's book is as beautifully made as a Windsor chair, as comforting as a long woodpile in October, and as flavorful as a Northern Spy apple.
