The Town That Drowned
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- $11.99
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
Winner, Commonwealth Book Prize, Canada and Europe, Frye Academy Award, and Margaret and John Savage First Book Award
Shortlisted, CLA Young Adult Book Award, Red Maple Award, and University of Canberra Book of the Year
Longlisted, IMPAC Dublin Award
Living with a weird brother in a small town can be tough enough. Having a spectacular fall through the ice at a skating party and nearly drowning are grounds for embarrassment. But having a vision and narrating it to the assembled crowd solidifies your status as an outcast.
What Ruby Carson saw during that fateful day was her entire town — buildings and people — floating underwater. Then an orange-tipped surveyor stake turns up in a farmer's field. Another is found in the cemetery. A man with surveying equipment is spotted eating lunch near Pokiok Falls. The residents of Haverton soon discover that a massive dam is being constructed and that most of their homes will be swallowed by the rising water. Suspicions mount, tempers flare, and secrets are revealed. As the town prepares for its own demise, 14-year-old Ruby Carson sees it all from a front-row seat.
Set in the 1960s, The Town That Drowned evokes the awkwardness of childhood, the thrill of first love, and the importance of having a place to call home. Deftly written in a deceptively unassuming style, Nason's keen insights into human nature and the depth of human attachment to place make this novel ripple in an amber tension of light and shadow.
Customer Reviews
The town that drowned
Great job Riel. I love this book. Your characters have real personalities, they reflect real people in a real world. Great story telling, Congratulations.
A good read
This is my first book review. I felt compelled to write one because I finally found a good read! After discovering bestssellers are based on quantity, not quality, a friend suggested researching what authors I liked were reading, which led me to The Town That Drowned. This book has a unique story line that is all about human nature and how one deals with situations. It is simply a good read. Thank you Riel Nason for writing such an enjoyable story, based on a true historical event.