The Falls

Description:

This work of literary fiction explores the dark side of family relationships. Romance noir defiles the pages paralleling the plight of Love Canal. As the nuclear age dawns on Upstate New York, the region careens into a new era with little care for the working poor. The narration hops from family member to family member across time weaving a curse.

subjects: Novel,  Fiction,  Suicide victims,  Historical Fiction,  Waterfalls,  Family relationships,  Widows,  Women,  Domestic Violence,  Murder,  brownfields,  science,  Radioactive waste disposal,  Environmental aspects,  Families,  Fiction, psychological,  Widows, fiction,  New york (state), fiction,  Domestic fiction

People: Ralph Nader,  Ariah Burnaby Fictitious Character,  Dirk Burnaby Fictitious Character,  Royall Burnaby Fictitious Character

Places: New York (State),  Niagara Falls (N.Y. and Ont.),  Niagara Falls (N.Y.),  Love Canal Chemical Waste Landfill (Niagara Falls, N.Y.)

Times: 1950-1978