{"product_id":"9781737405160","title":"Clouded Waters","description":"\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn the far north, as water defenders and pro-mining forces clash, the publisher of a struggling newspaper unearths a corrupt conspiracy.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNear Iron, Minnesota, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewaters split along a three-way divide\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, carrying minerals and contaminants to Hudson Bay, the Great Lakes, and the Gulf of Mexico. Susan B. Ellingson (SB to those who know her) runs a small paper with the help of her best friend and a part-time staff. When a mining company seeks a permit to dig for copper and nickel and store potentially harmful mining waste nearby, SB commits to covering the story.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt isn't easy. She wrestles with financial stress and personal pain. Her dead wife lingers in spirit. Their children have grown and left home, and SB's Labrador provides sweet but insufficient company. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHer mother-in-law leads a group of Ojibwe and Métis grandmothers fighting to protect the water, and after an intriguing new woman comes to town, SB isn't sure how to feel or act. After a fiery environmentalist informs her that a local water scientist has gone missing, she follows a trail of evidence from a tiny, off-grid community into a global tangle of lies, corruption, whistleblowing, and danger.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"Dianna Hunter","offers":[{"title":"Holy Cow! Press |  Paperback \/ softback | Trade paperback (US) |  2023-10-20","offer_id":44230064668927,"sku":"9781737405160","price":28.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_0aa6ac35-8afe-4604-8370-a1c29de9c005.jpg?v=1692998069","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781737405160","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}