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The Waters is a 2024 novel by Michigan author Bonnie Jo Campbell.

Plot

On an island in the middle of a swamp in Michigan, a family has lived for generations. The matriarch, Hermine Zook, is a healer and herbalist who inspires fear and hope in the people of the local town, Whiteheart. Living on the island with her is her granddaughter, Dorothy, who is a budding mathematician and herbalist.

List of main characters

• Hermine “Herself” Zook – Herbalist and eccentric matriarch of the Zook family
• Primrose “Prim” Zook – Herself's daughter, a lawyer
• Molly Zook – Herself's daughter, a nurse
• Rose Thorn Zook - Herself's daughter, beautiful and lazy
• Dorothy “Donkey” Zook – Rose Thorn's daughter, a budding mathematician and herbalist
• Titus Clay, Jr. – Rose Thorn's love interest, a farmer

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