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The Weight of Water
A hurricane’s wrath goes beyond the landscape.
Rachel and Talia Fontenot are sisters born into brutal, rural poverty of southeastern Louisiana in the 1960s.
Raised with one another until tragic circumstances intervene and they are separated. Talia disappearing into a life of drugs and petty crime, Rachel fleeing to New Orleans. It is now present day and Talia has been missing for many years. Rachel in New Orleans is living what appears to be the perfect life, but underneath she is struggling with constant anxiety, prescription drug abuse and tremendous grief over the loss of her missing sister, as well as her oldest son to an accident several years earlier.
One night, she receives a call from a nurse she's not heard from since Hurricane Katrina. The information she is given sets in motion a series of events that will unravel Rachel's life, forcing her to examine her past choices and taking her on a psychologically arduous journey to save her sister.
“This was a beautiful, sad story, with very believable characters. It was the best book I’ve read in years.”
“The Weight of Water perfectly captures the intricacies of the devastation that can happen when Mother Nature and irresponsible elected officials conspire - consciously or not - to disregard the needs of the humans they serve. This book will haunt me. Thankfully, the ending is positive but Ms. Schwartz kept me in suspense the full length of this novel. I can't wait to read more from her!”
“I haven't read a book quite like this in a long time and I loved every second I was reading! The characters, the sisters, were so different and I wanted to tell them it was okay and all would work out but then something else would happen..I stayed up way too late last night finishing this book.”
“Wow! What an emotional ride this book took me on! The author truly captured the essence of the situations and the characters and that made it feel as if I was involved personally. It was an all-night, non-stop read for me and I wanted more at the end. I highly recommend it for anyone who enjoys a gritty and intriguing storyline that hits the heart hard. I felt the impact the story left on me for a couple of days after I finished. Simply a fine example of first rate storytelling. 5 stars all the way!”
“My first book by W. A. Schwartz but will not be my last. Held my interest until the very last page.”