Water

John Boyne

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Doubleday
14 November 2023

Fiction & Literature; Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

From internationally bestselling author John Boyne, a masterfully reflective story about one woman coming to terms with the demons of her past and finding a new path forward.

The first thing Vanessa Carvin does when she arrives on the island is change her name. To the locals, she is Willow Hale, a solitary outsider escaping Dublin to live a hermetic existence in a small cottage, not a notorious woman on the run from her past.

But scandals follow like hunting dogs. And she has some questions of her own to answer. If her ex-husband is really the monster everyone says he is, then how complicit was she in his crimes?

Escaping her old life might seem like a good idea but the choices she has made throughout her marriage have consequences. Here, on the island, Vanessa must reflect on what she did - and did not do. Only then can she discover whether she is worthy of finding peace at all.

By: John Boyne
Imprint: Doubleday
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 224mm, Width: 143mm, Spine: 19mm
Weight: 290g
ISBN: 9780857529817
ISBN 10: 0857529811
Pages: 176
Publication Date: 14 November 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

John Boyne is the author of fourteen novels for adults, six for younger readers, and a collection of short stories. His 2006 novel The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas has sold more than 11 million copies worldwide and has been adapted for cinema, theatre, ballet, and opera. His many international bestsellers include The Heart's Invisible Furies and A Ladder to the Sky. He has won four Irish Book Awards, including Author of the Year in 2022, along with a host of other international literary prizes. His novels are published in fifty-eight languages. Twitter- @JohnBoyneBooks Instagram- @JohnBoyneAuthor

Reviews for Water

His quietest novel... but one just as powerful as his larger canvases * Business Post * An intriguing investigation of contemporary trauma... [a] short but powerful book * Guardian * Boyne does not put a foot wrong in this masterly novella * Mail on Sunday * A perceptive, moving exploration of guilt, grief and complicity * Sunday Express * Boyne not only opens up conversations, he writes beautifully and sensitively * Woman&Home *