by John HansenPublish: Aug 11, 2021Literary Fiction
Book Overview
Old Water takes place during a severe drought in southwest Idaho. The year is 1967. Early settlers to the Feather River country have priority or "old water" rights. Rancher, and primary character, Avery Jankcovic has a later or "new" water right that can't be honored due to the shortage. His desperation to save his ranch cause... s him to do things that his moral code, or the law, doesn't usually allow. It puts him at odds with his wife and daughter who he relies on for help running the ranch as their son has just gone to Vietnam. The family soon finds out, there's no easy fix for an absence of water.read more
BIOGRAPHY After spending most of my adult life as a wildlife biologist and wildland firefighter I am now able to pursue my lifelong dream of being a writer. When not writing I can usually be found hiking and fishing in the mountains of Montana or Idaho with my wife Debi and our rescue dog, Bella.
