Harry Buelle awakes confused one morning in his bathtub. His stepmother phones him, complaining that his father, a successful - and cantankerous - elderly playwright, has stopped taking his heart medicine. Harry has never heard her sound so tired, and, with his own life in shambles, agrees to join his parents - and his sister and her husband - at their Southern beach house retreat.

Having the whole family together, cooped up in the same space, gives rise to old tensions and battles - the ache of childhood disappointments, the hurtful truth of parental expectations. But underneath the surface of a ritual family weekend lies a web of bitter secrets - and a staggering revelation.

In taut, sparse, but never less than lyrical prose that mirrors the restraint and quiet desperation of its inhabitants, The Floodmakers delivers a carefully drawn glimpse into the complexities and frailties of family.

- Uncorrected Proof for Limited Distribution

G. P. Putnam's Sons 2004

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Mylène Dressler is in the photo above.

I'll take Dressler's book to tomorrow's BC meet-up in Kamppi.

from the meet up, picked up because I like the book cover (and it can be used for a couple of reading and releasing challenges). Thanks for the book, Tarya

It was very refreshing to read a book without any expectations. Two of the characters were playwriters and reading the story was like watching a play or a movie.

Kerava-miittiin

Sait puhuttua minut ympäri.
Thank you for the book, Thy!

Teemavapautus:
Vesiaiheinen kirja jäi englantilaisten merisotilaiden muistotaulun viereen.
Maailman vesipäivä -haaste

Theme release:
The book with water theme was released at the plaque honouring British Naval Army officers and soldiers.

World Day for Water Challenge