High-Water Mark

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice. High-Water Mark — Bret Harte: Against the bleak and dangerous landscape of California’s Dedlow Marsh, High-Water Mark tells the story of a young woman left alone with her sick infant while her logger husband is away. During a violent storm, the nearby river floods the marsh and water begins pouring into her isolated cabin, forcing her to improvise a desperate escape. She climbs onto a massive uprooted redwood with her baby just before the house collapses, and the tree carries them through the flooded darkness until they are eventually discovered and rescued. Mixing suspense with Harte’s characteristic humor and vivid landscape writing, the tale celebrates courage, resourcefulness, and maternal determination in the face of overwhelming natural danger. Duration - 19m. Author - Bret Harte. Narrator - Digital Voice The Old Outlaw E. Published Date - Monday, 26 January 2026. Copyright - © 2026 Altrusian Grace Media ©.