That Water, Those Rocks

Autorentext

Katharine Haake is the author of two books of creative writing theory and three works of fiction, including The Height and Depth of Everything: Stories (see page 18). Haake is professor of English at California State University, Northridge, where she directs the creative writing program. She lives in Los Angeles.

Klappentext
The niece of a chief engineer on Shasta Dam's construction, Katharine Haake found inspiration for her first novel in California's rivers and the dams that contain and shape them.

Zusammenfassung
Katharine Haake offers a novel that interlaces autobiographical writing, natural history, and reflections on the craft of writing itself. Shasta Dam, the graceful, curved centrepiece of California's Central Valley Project, lies at the heart of this multi-layered work.