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When You Live With a River is the imaginary story of your Catskill Mountains valley community soon to be flooded to create a reservoir for New York City. The drama centers on a farmer whose partner dies in childbirth and on the farmer's 15-year-old niece who involves look after the baby in trade for the promises of university tuition. Set in 1931, and based in part on genuine circumstances involving normal water privileges and eminent domain name, this historical novel of rural lives in upstate New York unfolds an all natural love story arranged against a background of moral issues and the eroding force of modernity. Mermer Blakeslee's love of place and of her heroes brings listeners an eloquent testament to the persistence and courage of the center.
