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Water by John Boyne

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Water

Author
John Boyne
Narrator
Niamh Cusack
Publisher
Transworld
Publish Date
2 November 2023
Run Time
4 hours 39 minutes
Format
Audiobook
Genre
Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, Narrative theme: interior life / psychological fiction, Narrative theme: sense of place, Narrative theme: love / relationships
Rating
1.0 (1 review)

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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.

©2023 John Boyne (P)2023 Penguin Audio

Critics Review

  • 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

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  • Boyne not only opens up conversations, he writes beautifully and sensitively

    Woman&Home

  • Subtle, intelligent and humane

    Sunday Telegraph

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Details
Author
John Boyne
Narrator
Niamh Cusack
Duration
4 hours 39 minutes
Release Date
2 November 2023
ISBN
9781529921076
Format
Audiobook
Publisher
Transworld
Genre
Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, Narrative theme: interior life / psychological fiction, Narrative theme: sense of place, Narrative theme: love / relationships
Rating
1.0(1 review)
Narration
3.0(1 review)

Synopsis

Brought to you by Penguin.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.©2023 John Boyne (P)2023 Penguin Audio

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