The Water's Edge is a 19th Century historical novel that follows the lives of twins Charles & Joshua Mannion of Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania. Although written as a fiction, many accounts of this heartwarming, yet gripping story are based on actual historical and personal accounts. As young boys in 1853 America, Charles and Joshua live with an abusive father in a modest hillside cabin above the Brandywine Creek. The tranquil setting along the water provides a safe haven where a brotherly bond is forged until their tragic separation at the age of 11. After the fall of Fort Sumter many years later, the brothers find themselves on opposite sides of the Civil War conflict until they meet once again at Gettysburg on July 2, 1863. Prior to facing the trials of war, Charles and Joshua find love and romance; relationships that become essential elements to the twist of fate ending of this touching story.