{"product_id":"water-witches-paperback","title":"Water Witches - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChris Bohjalian\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Flight Attendant\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003ePatience Avery is a dowser, a \"water witch.\" Her natural gifts enable her to locate lost items, missing people, and aquifers deep within the earth. This last skill is more in demand than ever, as her home state of Vermont is in the grip of the worst drought in years. Patience knows better than most that this crisis is only the start. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e25th Anniversary Edition, with a new note from the author\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYet Patience's opinion means little to her brother-in-law, Scottie Winston. Scottie's spent the long, dry summer lobbying for permits to expand Powder Peak, a local ski area that's his law firm's biggest client. The resort is seeking to draw water for snowmaking from the Chittenden River, despite opposition from environmentalists who fear that the already weakened waterway will be damaged beyond repair. As the pressure mounts--from his wife and daughter on one side and a slew of powerful politicians and wealthy developers on the other--Scottie finds himself pushed closer and closer to a life-changing moral crisis. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne of bestselling author Chris Bohjalian's earliest novels, \u003ci\u003eWater Witches\u003c\/i\u003e is a prescient environmentalist and political drama that's even more relevant today than it was a quarter of a century ago. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLook for Chris Bohjalian's new novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Lioness\u003c\/i\u003e!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCHRIS BOHJALIAN\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eis the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of twenty-three books, including \u003ci\u003eHour of the Witch, The Red Lotus, Midwives, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Flight Attendant, \u003c\/i\u003e which has been made into an HBO Max limited series starring Kaley Cuoco. His other books include \u003ci\u003eThe Guest Room; Close Your Eyes, Hold Hands; The Sandcastle Girls; Skeletons at the Feast; and The Double Bind. \u003c\/i\u003eHis novels \u003ci\u003eSecrets of Eden, Midwives, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePast the Bleachers\u003c\/i\u003e were made into movies, and his work has been translated into more than thirty-five languages. He is also a playwright (\u003ci\u003eWingspan\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMidwives\u003c\/i\u003e). He lives in Vermont and can be found at chrisbohjalian.com or on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Litsy, and Goodreads, @chrisbohjalian\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.9 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 30, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water Witches\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6.2\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 16\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769261883680,"sku":"9780593081785","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/8e0fc36e6aa424e35016fd56ace34463.webp?v=1780344518","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/water-witches-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}