Beside the Still Waters

By Jacqueline T. Lynch

Four towns, going, going, gone. Dismantled slowly while their inhabitants grieve for a history and heritage that has been voted away from them. The present threatens; the future belongs to the fearless.A rift over the family farm between two brothers at the turn of the 20th Century continues through to the next generation as one of them tries to use the other's daughter in a plot to regain control of the farm.Based on an actual event that destroyed four entire towns in central Massachusetts for the construction of the Quabbbin Reservoir, families are divided between those who protest the construction project, those who give up and leave, and those who help to build it. Jenny Vaughn comes of age facing the extinction of her community and becomes the guardian of her family's heritage, and ultimately, the one to decide what happens to them.Torn between loyalty to her family and heritage, and the allure of a future beyond the valley, Jenny refuses to remain powerless and looks for a way to take control. A disastrous decision may prove fatal in a race against time.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1478382651
• ISBN13: 9781478382652
• Release Date: August 2012
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 244 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"