The season of open waters : a novel
(Book)

"The Season of Open Water is the story of a young woman coming of age in a New England seacoast town that is swept up in the dangerous trade of rum-running." "It is October 1927. Bridge Weld is nineteen, headstrong and beautiful, working in her grandfather Noel's boatbuilding shop. When Noel is approached by a local bootlegger to refit a boat for smuggling, he feels in his gut that he should not accept the work, yet he takes the job for the money it offers and for the chance it gives him to build a future for his beloved granddaughter, Bridge, and her brother, Luce. What Noel doesn't count on is that Luce will be lured into the rum work himself and will try to pull Bridge into it with him. But Bridge embarks on a different course when she falls in love with Henry, a veteran of World War I. Caught up in a passion that propels her beyond the confines of her known world, ultimately Bridge must choose between the man who loves her and the brother to whom she has been loyal all her life. As Bridge strikes out on her own, Luce's fierce attachment spirals out of control." "The Season of Open Water is a novel about a family and the lawlessness of the heart, a love story that explores the often inescapable connections between violence and desire."--BOOK JACKET