As these narratives unfold and overlap with the mesmerizing rhythm of waves, a fourth mysterious character gradually comes into stark relief. And in 2000, when Nora, a seasoned bar owner, loses her job and is faced with an open-ended future, she is drawn reluctantly into a road trip around the great lake. Berit is unable to conceive, and the lake anchors her isolated life, testing the limits of her endurance and spirit. In 1902, Berit and Gunnar, a Norwegian fishing couple, also live on the lake. As she and her family confront the hardship of living near the “big water,” her psyche and her world edge toward irreversible change. In 1622, Grey Rabbit-an Ojibwe woman, a mother and wife-struggles to understand a dream-life that has taken on fearful dimensions. The Long-Shining Waters gives us three stories whose characters are separated by centuries and circumstance, yet connected across time by a shared geography. Lake Superior, the north country, the great fresh-water expanse.
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