Riel Nason

The Town That Drowned

In 1960s New Brunswick, a young girl's vision of her town underwater leads to the discovery of a looming hydroelectric dam and long-held secrets.

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Living with an eccentric little brother can be tough. Falling through the ice at a skating party and nearly drowning are grounds for embarrassment. But having a vision and narrating it to assembled onlookers? That 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. Soon everyone discovers that a massive hydroelectric dam is being constructed and their homes will eventually be swallowed by rising water. Suspicions mount, tempers flare, and long-simmering secrets are revealed. 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.

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Release date

30.05.2023

Imprint

Goose Lane Editions

Series

Genres

Historical Fiction, Drama

Moods

hopeful, anxious

Keywords

small town, hydroelectric dam, secrets