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Backwater by Bauer, Joan is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Backwater about?
Ivy doesn't want to be a lawyer. Who cares?-well, her father, for starters, who expects his daughter to take up the Breedlove family profession with dedication and enthusiasm. What Ivy wants to be is a historian, a vocation that's getting quite a workout as she prepares a family history in honor of her beloved great-aunt Tib's eightieth birthday. As in Bauer's Rules of the Road, the central story is of a journey: Ivy hikes into the wilds of the Adirondacks to find her reclusive aunt Jo-and to find her own destiny as well. Persistent, mouthy, and good, Ivy is an admirable heroine who will be familiar to Bauer fans; older female friends (including Tib, Aunt Jo, and wilderness expert Mountain Mama) are equally attractive if given to message-laden dialogue. In fact, the book could have used less preaching and more story overall, but Ivy is such a darned fine gal that readers will be glad to make her acquaintance.
Who reads Backwater?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Bauer, Joan
- Publisher
- Penguin Group US
- Published
- 2005
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780142404348
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Fiction, Children'S, Thriller
- Rating
- 3.79 / 5 (51 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13
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