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A Novel

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An edition of The Water Dancers (2003)

The Water Dancers

A Novel

1st edition
  • 1 Want to read

A stunning debut novel from a new voice in literary fiction, set on Lake Michigan following World War II, The Water Dancers limns the divide between the worlds of the wealthy elite "summer people" and the poor native population who serve them–and what happens when those worlds collide.When Rachel Winnapee first comes to work at the March family summer home on vast and beautiful Lake Michigan, she quickly learns her place. Servants are seen and not heard as they bring the breakfast trays, wash and iron luxurious clothes, and serve gin and tonics to the wealthy family as they lounge on the deck playing bridge. Orphaned as a poverty–stricken young girl from the nearby band of Native Americans, Rachel is in awe of the Marches' glamorous life–and quite enamored of the family's son Woody.Rachel is soon assigned the task of caring for Woody, a young man whose life has been changed utterly by his experience as a soldier in WWII. The war has cost Woody not only his leg, but, worse, the older brother he loved and admired. Now back at home, Woody cannot bear to face the obligations of his future – especially when it comes to his bride–to–be Elizabeth. Woody finds himself drawn to Rachel, who is like no one he's ever known. The love affair that unites these two lost souls in this Great Gatsby–esque portrait of class division will alter the course of their lives in ways both heartbreaking and profound.This novel's richness is due, in part, to the author's memories of summers spent at her family's house on Lake Michigan, home to six generations of Gambles (as in Procter & Gamble). THE WATER DANCERS, told in a voice as clear and cool as lake water, is a luminescent tale of love, loss and redemption, and heralds the arrival of a remarkable new talent.

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Publisher
William Morrow
Language
English
Pages
288

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The Water Dancers
2009, HarperCollins
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The Water Dancers: A Novel
May 25, 2004, Harper Perennial
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The Water Dancers: A Novel
May 25, 2004, Harper Perennial
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The Water Dancers: A Novel
May 13, 2003, William Morrow
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The water dancers
2003, William Morrow
in English - 1st ed
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The Water Dancers: A Novel
May 13, 2003, William Morrow
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First Sentence

"For six weeks, Rachel had been working at the Marches' house-six weeks of lining drawers, airing closets, carrying laundry, and she still couldn't keep the back stairs straight."

The Physical Object

Format
Hardcover
Number of pages
288
Dimensions
9.1 x 6.3 x 0.8 inches
Weight
1.2 pounds

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Open Library
OL9232997M
Internet Archive
waterdancers00gamb
ISBN 10
0060542667
ISBN 13
9780060542665
OCLC/WorldCat
51087144
Library Thing
860557
Goodreads
1400433

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