Many Rivers to Cross

Hurricane Katrina struck the Louisiana Gulf Coast in late August of 2005. In the aftermath of the hurricane, the churning waters of Lake Pontchartrain tore through the levee system of New Orleans, causing unprecedented flooding and stranding those who had failed to evacuate.It is in this setting that Thomas Zigal's new novel unfolds. With water rapidly rising to alarming heights and contaminated by filth, the only way in or out of New Orleans is by boat.