Come into the Water: A Survivor's Story

At approximately 10:25 p.m., I drowned. Heavy rain and flooding burst through and filled the canyon walls surrounding my family home. My mother, my father, and my brother would drown that night, too. I was swept away and landed on a rooftop, the only survivor. This is my story. Rapid City, South Dakota,June 9, 1972. A young woman clings to a roof, desperately holding on to the vestiges of life. Meanwhile, surging waters sweep away everything and everyone she loves. Rescued from the rooftop, Merlyn sets out to find answers to why she survived the flood and her family did not. Her search takes her on a journey around the world in an attempt to escape the pain and the memories. From within this fractured fairy tale, she begins a poignant spiritual journey that will help her make sense of one horrendous night.