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Let Me Be Like Water
- Author
- S. K. Perry
- Narrator
- S. K. Perry
- Publisher
- W. F. Howes Ltd
- Publish Date
- 4 April 2019
- Run Time
- 5 hours 18 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
Holly moved to Brighton to escape her grief over the death of her boyfriend, Sam. But now she is here, sitting on a bench, listening to the sea sway... what is supposed to happen next? The solitude she had so craved leaves her feeling wrecked. Stranded. But after she meets Frank, the tide begins to shift. Frank, a retired magician who has experienced his own loss but manages to be there for everyone else. Gradually, as he introduces Holly to a circle of new friends, young and old, all with their own stories of love and grief to share, she begins to learn to live again.
“Raw, visceral and confident... this is an affecting debut.” THE DAILY MAIL
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Details
- Author
- S. K. Perry
- Narrator
- S. K. Perry
- Duration
- 5 hours 18 minutes
- Release Date
- 4 April 2019
- ISBN
- 9781528857789
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- W. F. Howes Ltd
- Genre
- Fiction: general and literary
Synopsis
A moving and powerful debut, Let Me Be Like Water is an audiobook simultaneously about nothing and everything: about the humdrum yet extraordinariness of everyday life; of lost and new connections; of loneliness and friendship.Holly moved to Brighton to escape her grief over the death of her boyfriend, Sam. But now she is here, sitting on a bench, listening to the sea sway... what is supposed to happen next? The solitude she had so craved leaves her feeling wrecked. Stranded. But after she meets Frank, the tide begins to shift. Frank, a retired magician who has experienced his own loss but manages to be there for everyone else. Gradually, as he introduces Holly to a circle of new friends, young and old, all with their own stories of love and grief to share, she begins to learn to live again.“Raw, visceral and confident... this is an affecting debut.” THE DAILY MAIL
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