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The Day the Falls Stood Still by Cathy Marie Buchanan is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Day the Falls Stood Still about?
“A wonderful love story . . . Buchanan weaves Niagara Falls’ history and her storytelling together masterfully.”—*Elle *Niagara Falls. The dawn of the hydroelectric power era. Seventeen-year-old Bess Heath, who has led a sheltered existence as the younger daughter of the director of the Niagara Power Company, meets Tom Cole by chance on a trolley platform and finds herself inexplicably drawn to him—against her family’s strong objections. Tom is not from their world. Rough-hewn and fearless, he lives off what the river provides and has an uncanny ability to predict the whims of the falls. His daring river rescues render him a local hero and cast him as a threat to the power companies who seek to harness the power of the falls for themselves. As the paths of Bess and Tom become entwined, Bess must make a painful choice between what she wants and what is best for her family and her future.From Publishers WeeklySet against the backdrop of WWI and Niagara Falls, this debut tells the story of young Bess Heath and her struggle to navigate a quickly modernizing world. A child of privilege, Bess sees her fortunes change when her father loses his job. Cast into poverty, her family disgraced,
Who reads The Day the Falls Stood Still?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Cathy Marie Buchanan
- Publisher
- Voice
- Published
- 2009
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780099533344
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Fiction, Humanities
- Rating
- 3.68 / 5 (60 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14