Nightshining by Jennifer Kabat

A Memoir in Four Floods

Nightshining follows Jennifer Kabat’s first year in Margaretville, New York, where a rain-swollen stream and a flooded basement prompt an investigation into the region’s environmental past. As she traces floods, Cold War weather experiments, and contested land histories affecting the Mohawk Nation, Kabat blends personal grief and family memory with reportage. The book is a lyrical, spoiler-free exploration of how place, history, and human efforts to control nature intersect.

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Published
2025
Nationality
Unknown
Length
Moderate
Pages
360
Original Language
English
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