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Book Review of Water Witches

Water Witches
Water Witches
Author: Chris Bohjalian
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Book Type: Paperback
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In the midstof a nightmarish New England drought, ski industry lobbyist Scottie Winston is trying to get a large ski resort the permits it needs to tap already beleaguered rivers for snow. His wife, daughter & sister-in-law (dowsers or"water witches") all hope to stop him, however, in this gentle, comic, life-affirming novel.