River People

Literature & Fiction

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Synopsis

River People centers around seventeen-year-old Effie and eleven-year-old Bridget in the late 1890's. They must struggle to survive religious patriarchy and abuse at a time when women have few rights and society looks upon domestic abuse as a private, family matter. River People is a story of hidden strength that rises to the surface in even the most unyielding of circumstances.

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Author Biography

Margaret Lukas taught at the University of Nebraska at Omaha in the Writers Workshop for over a decade. She received her BFA in 2004 from the University of Nebraska. In 2007, she received her MFA from Rainier Writing Workshop in Tacoma, Washington. Her writing appears online and in a number of anthologies. Her award-winning short story, “The Yellow Bird,” was made into a 'short' and premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. She is a recipient of a 2009 Nebraska Arts Council Individual Artist fellowship. Farthest House is her first novel. Her second novel, River People, is scheduled for release in February 2019.

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Flooding in the Midwest

I live in Nebraska where fields are flooded, cattle drowned, bridges washed out, homes gone, and people have died. Heroes in all areas are working to help others. It may take a few seasons for a full recovery, but there isn't a hardier stock of good folks. I wish everyone the very, very, best.

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River People

he cold water stabbed Bridget’s ears, but she kept her head thrown back, letting only her nose and mouth rise out of the water. The river’s current tugged her, carried her only a short distance before her arms knocked against one of Wilcox’s roots. She grabbed it and wound her legs around roots as thick as her arms. Wilcox had reached out and grabbed her. Or Mum as a selkie had lifted her up and into the watery sling.

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Margaret Lukas

River People

Synopsis

Author Biography

Author Insight

Flooding in the Midwest

I live in Nebraska where fields are flooded, cattle drowned, bridges washed out, homes gone, and people have died. Heroes in all areas are working to help others. It may take a few seasons for a full recovery, but there isn't a hardier stock of good folks. I wish everyone the very, very, best.

Book Excerpt

River People

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