University of Wisconsin Press, 2012 eISBN: 978-0-299-28773-3 | Cloth: 978-0-299-28770-2 Library of Congress Classification PS3568.A718W38 2012 Dewey Decimal Classification 813.54
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ABOUT THIS BOOK
Newly widowed Natalie Waters expects only nostalgia and solitude at her quiet, rustic cabin. But the wilderness conceals more than one perilous mystery. Where in Wisconsin’s Northwoods did the notorious gangster John Dillinger hide $210,000 following a violent FBI shootout? And why do the local timberwolves incite so much rage among Natalie’s neighbors?
As predators circle and howl in the dark, Ginger, the bartender at the nearby Star Lake Saloon, draws Natalie deep into the secrets not only of Dillinger but of the ecologies of family, forest, and heart. With the reluctant support of her granddaughter and advice from a handsome wolf biologist, Natalie is forced to choose between adversity and adventure.
Sara Rath continues her popular Northwoods saga in this affirming and often humorous tale of romance, betrayal, and danger.
AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY
Sara Rath is a MacDowell Fellow and author of several books, including the novels Star Lake Saloon and Housekeeping Cottages and Night Sisters, and the biography H. H. Bennett, Photographer: His American Landscape, all of which are published by the University of Wisconsin Press. She lives in Spring Green, Wisconsin.
REVIEWS
“Enormously readable. The audience that enjoyed Star Lake Saloon will come back for more, and those who start this novel will want to enjoy the first one. Visiting the North as Sara Rath re-creates it is a welcome treat.”—Jim Fleming, reader for “Chapter a Day” on Wisconsin Public Radio
“With the patient skill of an engaging storyteller, Sara Rath brings to life the charm of northern Wisconsin. The appreciative reader is soon breathing in balsam and pine, living in primitive cabins next to the lake, listening to loons, finding unlikely romance, encountering wolves, bears, a lively group of endearing local personalities, and searching for the legendary buried treasure of John Dillinger and his infamous gang of hoodlums. So pour a cup of coffee, find an unoccupied sofa, and head into the Northwoods with The Waters of Star Lake.”—David Rhodes, author of Driftless
“Sara Rath’s warm, witty, and intimate exploration of Wisconsin’s north woods will win over readers with its effortless humor. In this lively story, Rath finds a pleasing balance of human and animal, past and present, young and old. The book makes a compelling argument for laughter as the greatest antidote to grief.”—Trudy Lewis, University of Missouri
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Contents
Acknowledgments
Section 1. Deep North
Ch. 1
Ch. 2
Ch. 3
Ch. 4
Ch. 5
Section 2. Thundersnow
Ch. 6
Ch. 7
Ch. 8
Ch. 9
Ch. 10
Section 3. Cry Wolf
Ch. 11
Ch. 12
Ch. 13
Ch. 14
Ch. 15
Author’s Note
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University of Wisconsin Press, 2012 eISBN: 978-0-299-28773-3 Cloth: 978-0-299-28770-2
Newly widowed Natalie Waters expects only nostalgia and solitude at her quiet, rustic cabin. But the wilderness conceals more than one perilous mystery. Where in Wisconsin’s Northwoods did the notorious gangster John Dillinger hide $210,000 following a violent FBI shootout? And why do the local timberwolves incite so much rage among Natalie’s neighbors?
As predators circle and howl in the dark, Ginger, the bartender at the nearby Star Lake Saloon, draws Natalie deep into the secrets not only of Dillinger but of the ecologies of family, forest, and heart. With the reluctant support of her granddaughter and advice from a handsome wolf biologist, Natalie is forced to choose between adversity and adventure.
Sara Rath continues her popular Northwoods saga in this affirming and often humorous tale of romance, betrayal, and danger.
AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY
Sara Rath is a MacDowell Fellow and author of several books, including the novels Star Lake Saloon and Housekeeping Cottages and Night Sisters, and the biography H. H. Bennett, Photographer: His American Landscape, all of which are published by the University of Wisconsin Press. She lives in Spring Green, Wisconsin.
REVIEWS
“Enormously readable. The audience that enjoyed Star Lake Saloon will come back for more, and those who start this novel will want to enjoy the first one. Visiting the North as Sara Rath re-creates it is a welcome treat.”—Jim Fleming, reader for “Chapter a Day” on Wisconsin Public Radio
“With the patient skill of an engaging storyteller, Sara Rath brings to life the charm of northern Wisconsin. The appreciative reader is soon breathing in balsam and pine, living in primitive cabins next to the lake, listening to loons, finding unlikely romance, encountering wolves, bears, a lively group of endearing local personalities, and searching for the legendary buried treasure of John Dillinger and his infamous gang of hoodlums. So pour a cup of coffee, find an unoccupied sofa, and head into the Northwoods with The Waters of Star Lake.”—David Rhodes, author of Driftless
“Sara Rath’s warm, witty, and intimate exploration of Wisconsin’s north woods will win over readers with its effortless humor. In this lively story, Rath finds a pleasing balance of human and animal, past and present, young and old. The book makes a compelling argument for laughter as the greatest antidote to grief.”—Trudy Lewis, University of Missouri
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Contents
Acknowledgments
Section 1. Deep North
Ch. 1
Ch. 2
Ch. 3
Ch. 4
Ch. 5
Section 2. Thundersnow
Ch. 6
Ch. 7
Ch. 8
Ch. 9
Ch. 10
Section 3. Cry Wolf
Ch. 11
Ch. 12
Ch. 13
Ch. 14
Ch. 15
Author’s Note
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