Summerwater is a devastating story told over twenty-four hours in the
Scottish highlands, and a searing exploration of our capacity for both
kinship and cruelty in these divided times. On the longest day of the
summer, twelve people sit cooped up with their families in a faded
Scottish cabin park. The endless rain leaves them with little to do but
watch the other residents.
A woman goes running up the Ben as
if fleeing; a retired couple reminisce about neighbours long since moved
on; a teenage boy braves the dark waters of the loch in his red kayak.
Each person is wrapped in their own cares but increasingly alert to
the makeshift community around them. One particular family, a mother and
daughter without the right clothes or the right manners, starts to draw
the attention of the others.
Tensions rise and all watch on,
unaware of the tragedy that lies ahead as night finally falls.
'Nothing escapes her sly humour and brilliant touch. Deft and brimming
with life, Summerwater is a novel of endless depth.
- Hardback
- 208 pages
Summerwater - Sarah Moss
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£12.99