Breathing Water

Three years after leaving Lake Gormlaith, Vermont, Effie Greer is coming home to rebuild the life she once had. The unspoiled lake, surrounded by dense woods, is the place where she spent idyllic childhood summers at her grandparents' cottage. And it's where Effie's tempestuous relationship with her college boyfriend, Max, culminated in tragedy. Effie had hoped to save him from his troubled past, and in the process became his victim... Wrenching yet ultimately uplifting, here is a novel of survival, from a writer of extraordinary insight and depth.

T. Greenwood grew up in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont. She has also lived in Flagstaff, Seattle, and the Washington D.C. area. Now, she and her husband Patrick live in San Diego, California with their two daughters, two cats, and their Golden Retriever. She teaches creative writing for San Diego Writers, Ink, Grossmont College and online for The Writer's Center. She still spends her summers in Vermont where she writes and takes pictures.