Deeply immersive oceanic setting enhances the thriller and romance elements
Personal journeys of ambition and grief drive emotional resonance
Multiple perspectives offer a layered narrative experience
Engaging bioacoustic science adds authenticity and tension
Hauntingly powerful prose by a debut author
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Crackling with the tension of a thriller, Mother Waters is a deeply beautiful and strange debut about ambition, grief, love and the myths we weave – both about ourselves and the natural world – by a hauntingly powerful new voice.
On the morning of her wedding anniversary, Charlie walks out of her house and her marriage. Free for the fir