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Against the backdrops of thundering waterfalls, raging rivers, reflecting ponds, and the ever-alluring ocean, Kathleen Martens' award-winning short stories take the reader on tough and tender journeys across cultures and continents. Spanning the 1800's to modern times, from the Delaware beaches and British high society to the wilds of Canada, the streets of Washington, DC, and beyond, Rising Women, Rising Tides: Stories of Women, Water, and Wisdom delivers its high-impact tales of life, liberation, and love with rich and varied voices.

Hope Lê Ketchum-James has struggled to find her place in the world. The daughter of an American soldier and a Vietnamese mother, Hope grew up in Boston as the indulged stepdaughter of a world-famous American singer. After graduating from Harvard Law, Hope's memories of her early traumatizing years in an orphanage and dramatic wartime rescue begin to haunt her when she joins her father's Uplift Children's Foundation as an adoption attorney.

Kate Ketchum is inflicted with the disease of desire. Impassioned with fantasies of a singing career and traveling the world, she abandons her generations-old family tradition working at the declining Owl & Shamrock shoe factory. Leaving the stage of the local pub she's graced for years, Kate pursues her music education, when a surprising college scholarship to the University of Connecticut provides her escape route.