The Day the Falls Stood Still

About this book

A wonderful love story . . . Buchanan weaves Niagara Falls history and her storytelling together masterfully. Elle 1915. Niagara Falls. The dawn of the hydroelectric power era. Seventeen-year-old Bess Heath who has led a sheltered existence as the younger daughter of the director of the Niagara Power Company meets Tom Cole by chance on a trolley platform and finds herself inexplicably drawn to himagainst her familys strong objections. Tom is not from their world. Rough-hewn and fearless he lives off what the river provides and has an uncanny ability to predict the whims of the falls. His daring river rescues render him a local hero and cast him as a threat to the power companies who seek to harness the power of the falls for themselves. As the paths of Bess and Tom become entwined Bess must make a painful choice between what she wants and what is best for her family and her future.