"A wonderful love story . . . Buchanan weaves Niagara Falls' history and her storytelling together masterfully."

-- Elle 1915. Niagara Falls. The dawn of the hydroelectric power era. Seventeen-year-old Bess Heath, who has led a sheltered existence as the younger daughter of the director of the Niagara Power Company, meets Tom Cole by chance on a trolley platform and finds herself inexplicably drawn to him--against her family's strong objections. Tom is not from their world. Rough-hewn and fearless, he lives off what the river provides and has an uncanny ability to predict the whims of the falls. His daring river rescues render him a local hero and cast him as a threat to the power companies who seek to harness the power of the falls for themselves. As the paths of Bess and Tom become entwined, Bess must make a painful choice between what she wants and what is best for her family and her future. Praise for The Day the Falls Stood Still "Few first novels exhibit the mastery, maturity, and majesty of Buchanan's riveting fictional debut, a heart-wrenching, soul-racking, spellbinding tale interwoven with guts, anguish, and glory guaranteed to remain in readers' minds."

-- The Globe and Mail "[The Day the Falls Stood Still] stands on its own elegant prose and the vibrant voice of its narrator."

-- USA Today