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Original Title:	The Day the Falls Stood Still
ISBN:	1401340970 (ISBN13: 9781401340971)
Edition Language:	English
Setting:	Niagara Falls, Ontario,1915(Canada) Canada

The Day the Falls Stood Still

Cathy Marie Buchanan

Hardcover | Pages: 307 pages

Rating: 3.7 | 5288 Users | 894 Reviews

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Title	:	The Day the Falls Stood Still
Author	:	Cathy Marie Buchanan
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	Anniversary Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 307 pages
Published	:	August 25th 2009 by Hachette Books
Categories	:	Historical. Historical Fiction. Fiction. Romance. Cultural. Canada

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Tom Cole, the grandson of a legendary local hero, has inherited an uncanny knack for reading the Niagara River's whims and performing daring feats of rescue at the mighty falls. And like the tumultuous meeting of the cataract's waters with the rocks below, a chance encounter between Tom and 17-year-old Bess Heath has an explosive effect. When they first meet on a trolley platform, Bess immediately recognizes the chemistry between them, and the feeling is mutual. But the hopes of young love are constrained by the 1915 conventions of Niagara Falls, Ontario. Tom's working-class pedigree doesn't suit Bess's family, despite their recent fall from grace. Sacked from his position at a hydroelectric power company, Bess's father has taken to drink, forcing her mother to take in sewing for the society women who were once her peers. Bess pitches in as she pines for Tom, but at her young age, she's unable to fully realize how drastically her world is about to change. Set against the resounding backdrop of the falls, Cathy Marie Buchanan's carefully researched, capaciously imagined debut novel entwines the romantic trials of a young couple with the historical drama of the exploitation of the river's natural resources. The current of the river, like that of the human heart, is under threat: "Sometimes it seems like the river is being made into this measly thing," says Tom, bemoaning the shortsighted schemes of the power companies. "The river's been bound up with cables and concrete and steel, like a turkey at Christmastime." Skillfully portraying individuals, families, a community, and an environment imperiled by progress and the devastations of the Great War, The Day the Falls Stood Still beautifully evokes the wild wonder of its setting, a wonder that always overcomes any attempt to tame it. But at the same time, Buchanan's tale never loses hold of the gripping emotions of Tom and Bess's intimate drama. The result is a transporting novel that captures both the majesty of nature and the mystery of love. Also, download the free study guide: http://bookclubs.barnesandnoble.com/t....

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Ive had the opportunity to visit Niagara Falls several times over the years, but I knew very little about its history, especially during the early days of hydro-electricity in Canada. I appreciated how the author fused the prominent issues of that time into the story. It explored the environmental and moral sacrifices these advances brought.Buchanan crafted a fictional story that was inspired by the real life River Man William Red Hill and his heroic rescues. I enjoy when a historical fiction

A love story centered around the early 1900s when men in power were determined to harness the power of the mighty Niagara with hydroelectric power plants. Tom Cole has loved the river his entire life but also loves Bess. A love which will lead him to compromise his personal beliefs and convictions because the only way he can support his family is by working for the company that is against everything he believes in. Bess is also divided in her heart over her need for financial security versus the

I picked this book up because I had just been to Niagara Falls and thought it would be a neat connection. But I couldn't get past the first 100 pages (of a 300 page book). So I looked at some online reviews and everyone said it is really good in the beginning and gets slow in the middle, with a disappointing ending. Since I absolutely forced myself for the "good" 100 pages, I hung it up. "Too many books, so little time".

4.5 rounded up to 5.One of the greatest pleasures of reading is to be unexpectedly wrapped up in a book. On the flip side theres the disappointment of over-hyped books that do not deliver for the reader. There are many books I have not read for fear of such a reaction, and then there are these other books that come along less frequently. They make me suspend disbelief and wrap me up in another time, another life, another level of reality. Such was my reading experience in this book. The

This was an excellent novel based on the history or Niagara Falls at the turn of the century when the power plants and other industries were discovering the energy of the falls. Niagara Falls has a fascinating history and lots of colorful stories about those who has lived and died there through accidents and through stunts that have driven people to challenge the river.The main character is a young lady in a wealthy family who finds herself torn from society and comfort when her father loses his

The Day the Falls Stood Still is a very promising debut novel by Cathy Marie Buchanan. The story is set in Canada near the Niagara where its wonderful beauty and history is emanated from Cathy's descriptions. This is the story of Bess Heath, who suddenly finds herself at a turning point in her life when everything is forced to change due to the fact that her father lost his job at the power plant. Bess's mother, father and sister are intriguing characters along with Bess herself, and we

I recieved this book as a review copy from the publicist. Started out very interesting, but I am putting it away halfway through. It was too depressing. A suicide, girl who's life is spiraling downward and sexual content I didn't want to read. The book has an overall sad tone though it is poetic.