{"product_id":"where-the-water-meets-the-sky-9781668221891","title":"Where the Water Meets the Sky","description":"\u003cb\u003eFor fans of \u003ci\u003eTell Me Everything\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHeartwood\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhere the Water Meets the Sky\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of a brave young woman seeking wholeness and love in the untamed forests of Michigan's upper peninsula--and answers about a fire that took away everything.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn a night in January, on the Garden Peninsula of Michigan, a farmhouse burns to the ground. A young child makes it out and flees into the woods with a book of matches in her hand. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTen years later, Abby, a lover of birds and the natural world, returns to Garden, to the woods and lakes and farms and fisheries of her childhood, to assist her uncle on an environmental study of trees. Her best friend, Brew, invites her to a party where she meets a troubled girl named Seda, on the run from her abusive ex. Abby sets out to protect Seda and introduces her to an abandoned cabin that becomes a sanctuary for them both. Here, Abby begins to process her unrequited feelings for Brew while also discovering the person she is becoming. She wants more for her life, a hunger both spiritual and physical, and seeks to understand the trauma of her childhood that took her mother from her. Abby cares deeply for the people and flora and fauna around her and identifies with the wounds of the environment. She is desperate to remember what happened the night of the fire and as the summer of 1996 unfolds, Abby will be forced to reckon with the truth. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePerfect for fans of the lush and tender nature writing of Helen Macdonald and Richard Powers, \u003ci\u003eWhere the Water Meets the Sky\u003c\/i\u003e is a coming-of-age novel that expertly delves into the connection between our perception of ourselves and our natural environs. It is a paean to the vast and beautiful wildscape around us and to the power of community and the wisdom of love.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Diane Les Becquets\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/05\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.02lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.27w x 1.07d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781668221891\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDiane Les Becquets is the author of \u003ci\u003eBreaking Wild\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Last Woman in the Forest\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eBreaking Wild\u003c\/i\u003e, an Indie Next Pick and a national bestseller, received starred reviews from \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Kirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, and was featured on NPR's \u003ci\u003eMorning Edition\u003c\/i\u003e. It was the recipient of the Colorado Book Award in Fiction, the New Hampshire Outstanding Work of Fiction, and was shortlisted for the Reading the West Book Award in Fiction.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Diane Les Becquets \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":48232320073885,"sku":"9781668221891","price":34.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_7797d8af-9471-45a7-89ce-b3ca5c68fe36.jpg?v=1778578405","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/where-the-water-meets-the-sky-9781668221891","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}