Water

‘A perceptive moving exploration of guilt grief and complicity’ Sunday Express‘Boyne does not put a foot wrong in this masterly novella’ Mail on Sunday''''An intriguing investigation of contemporary trauma... [a] short but powerful book'''' Guardian''''His quietest novel... but one just as powerful as his larger canvases'''' Business Post___________. From million-copy-bestselling author John Boyne comes 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.. Can you ever truly wash away your past?___________. What readers are saying:. ''''A scorching devastating tale''''''''Powerful challenging and beautifully written’''''Compelling propulsive and completely immersive’''''Written with the same emotional intensity and thought provoking honesty as his longer works’