Seeking to hold her California logging family together despite unemployment, her father's growing stubbornness and violence, and her mother's blind faith, seven-year-old Justy considers the stark realities of her world and dreams of a safer life. A first novel.

By Way of Water

Literature & Fiction

Gullick, Charlotte

Literary

Blue Hen

A unique look at the Jehovah Witnesses in the rural western United States and the logging industry in Northern California during the 1970s, By Way of Water addresses the devastating effects of poverty on rural families. Struggling to feed their children in an unforgiving California forest when there are no logging jobs to be found, Jake and Dale Colby make personal vows that only make matters worse. Jake will not accept help from the government or his neighbors, and Dale won't allow him to hunt, believing her faith will sustain them. But one other member of the family makes a promise to herself. Seven-year-old Justy believes that she alone can hold the family together, even when her father's violence resurfaces. With a clear insight and the deepest empathy, Justy isolates the stark realities around her, even as she dreams with her mother of a safe world that only God can promise.

By Way of Water (SFWP Literary Awards)

United States

Santa Fe Writer's Project

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Syncreate: A Guide to Navigating the Creative Process for Individuals, Teams, and Communities

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Rothouse, Melinda

Psychology & Counseling

Mandorla Books

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