The Water Seeker

By: Kimberly Willis Holt

Narrated by: Will Patton

Amos Kincaid is the son of a dowser - a person gifted in knowing how to find water deep in the ground. As a young person, Amos doesnt reveal his gift to others; hes not sure he wants the burden. But through his experiences growing up and crossing the Oregon Trail, Amos learns about lifes harsh realities, especially the pain in losing loved ones. As he cares for those around him, Amos comes to accept his dowsing fate.

This epic novel is a fascinating period piece about the westward expansion and one man's destiny as he searches for love and family.

©2010 Kimberly Willis Holt (P)2010 Listening Library

Great Story and absolutely WONDERFUL Narrator.

This book is my kind! I loved the story and the narrator was absolutely GREAT! I am a picky reader and get bored quickly. I hated to see this book end. Thankyou to the narrator and his wonderful voice.

A wholesome coming of age story set in the early West

A Little House on the Prairie warmth accompanies the incomparable Will Patton as he brings these characters to life. As enjoyable as a peaceful evening on the front porch after a hectic day of busyness.

Very enjoyable

This was an extremely good book and wished it would continue on. I enjoyed the characters and the always EXCELLENT Will Patton reading like like he was talking to a good friend.

Pioneers

Story and character-development are excellent. I couldn't stop listening. A gentle tale of unfolding of lives and love.

Nonnie

Will

As always…. The performance by Will Patton made this book top knotch. The story of the family grew deeper with each chapter. Wonderful story by Holt!

Great comming of age story

Story flows well to a predictable conclusion. A boy grows into a man. It’s pretty formulaic. As always Mr Patton’s performance is like dark coffee and beignets. It’s worth the money just to listen to his voice.

A WONDERFUL SURPRISE

Ms. Holt has a winner with this one! I've not called a book beautiful before, but that word fits this story. It's a beautiful blend of human character study, laugh-out-loud humor, grim life in pre-civil war America, and just a great idea! It's also a good reminder that all western life was not blazing guns, and Indian fighting. Wonderful!

Will Patton at his best!

Really enjoyed this book, the characters were great and the story sure was too. Loved that this book was so much more than the description implied.

Amazing all around.

Written beautifully and tells a story so real. It’s a story of life, love, and loss. The narration brings such life to the story. A book for all ages.

Enchanting

Kimberly Willis Holt is known as an author of children’s books, but this is a satisfying story for all ages. Amos Kincaid is the son of a man who is a dowser--he can locate underground water with a divining rod. But the father is determined to be a trapper instead, and much later, a guide on the Oregon Trail. In the course of being mothered by three women in succession, young Amos discovers that he has inherited the talent as well, but hides it.

The adventure unfolds throughout his youth, not minimizing the hard times and frequent tragedies of Westward migration in the years leading up to the Civil War, but also infusing a sense of wonder. A mystical element is ever-present. Birds appear as if by magic, and several people repeatedly see the protective spiritual presence of the mother who died giving birth to Amos.

This book has very little to do with seeking water, you realize as it nears the end. But it’s a genuinely entertaining story. The descriptions of the American landscape in the unspoiled West are stunning.

Will Patton doesn’t really do voices, for the most part, but he is a master storyteller who is among my favorite narrators of a range of tales from King to Kerouac, to Faulkner and Hemingway. He doesn't disappoint here--or ever.