{"product_id":"in-the-shadow-of-the-dam-bertha-van-edwards-north-with-bill-seymour-paperback","title":"In the Shadow of the Dam: BERTHA 'VAN' EDWARDS NORTH with Bill Seymour - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBertha 'Van' Edwards North\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Book About Love, Lust and Loss, Life's Enduring Twists and Trysts. \u003c\/b\u003eA holiday memoir for the hopeless romantic and the inner detective. The curious historian will be intrigued, too. A Romantic Scandal Too Bold for Its Time and Finally Revealed - By Bertha \"Van\" Edwards North, with Bill Seymour. A legacy about lies, and lost towns \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eReaders Have Noted it is for: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistorical fiction fans, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eWomen's fiction and literary followers, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eBook clubs and a general audience. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThere's plenty of intrigue to have you and your friends talking for days about who, what, when, where and why. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for IN THE SHADOW OF THE DAM: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Fiery fiction exposes fact-based tales behind New York City's water empire....\" \u003c\/i\u003e-- Lillian Brown, \u003ci\u003eCatskills Today, The Reporter.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"A gem of a novel... vivid and unforgettable...\" \u003c\/i\u003e-Yvette Nachmias-Beau, \u003ci\u003eLedicia's Key and others\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Bold, amusing, and absorbing...\"\u003c\/i\u003e - Theresa Schimmel, \u003ci\u003eYankee Girl in Dixie and others\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"A tender resurrection and tribute...\"\u003c\/i\u003e - I. Michael Grossman, \u003ci\u003eShrinkwrapped and others.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"A universal tale of life...\"\u003c\/i\u003e -- Tom Brillat, \u003ci\u003eSilas Discovers His Gift, Ekaterina and others.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBertha \"Van\" Edwards North's manuscript remained hidden, yellowed and bound, as Brown reported, in a family collection for decades. The book was so revelatory that publishers in the early 1960s refused to print it, fearing prosecution like Penguin Books saw for \u003ci\u003eLady Chatterley's Lover.\u003c\/i\u003e She died on New Year's Day 2000 without seeing her revelatory work published. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHer grandson, Bill Seymour, a university professor and journalist, decided it was time the world read the story his grandmother had crafted against the backdrop of life's twists and turns in love, lust and loss of self and community.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 198\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.42 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 30, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52581108941107,"sku":"9781953080592","price":23.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/SS6Ql2s6DQ9781953080592.webp?v=1781979983","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/in-the-shadow-of-the-dam-bertha-van-edwards-north-with-bill-seymour-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}