{"product_id":"9780857529817","title":"Water : A haunting, confronting novel from the author of The Heart's Invisible Furies","description":"\u003cp\u003e`Subtle, intelligent and humane' Sunday Telegraph'Boyne not only opens up conversations, he writes beautifully and sensitively' Woman\u0026amp;Home`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''Packs a hard hitting punch with its depth of emotional understanding of what it is to be human''What an astoundingly brilliant piece of writing this is . . . by its end you feel as though you have read something much more epic in length'\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rye Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45465187156189,"sku":"9780857529817","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0064\/1368\/0730\/files\/9780857529817.jpg?v=1720092008","url":"https:\/\/ryebooks.co.uk\/products\/9780857529817","provider":"Rye Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}