Description
Sarah has given up her career and moved to the countryside to bring up her two young children, while her husband works long hours in London. Alone, she explores the fields and the woods near her home and discovers a lake, a memorial bench for a boy who drowned in mysterious circumstances, and Finn, a beautiful troubled teenager who plays truant from school. As Sarah pieces the mystery together, an uncomfortable attraction between her and Finn builds. She knows that this blossoming relationship is wrong but the chemistry between them is difficult to resist. Their relationship reaches a climax over one hot summer, threatening to destroy everything that she holds dear. Woven into Sarah's story are the voices of two other women connected to her family - Maggie, the RAF nurse and Flavia, the Italian girl. As their stories unfold, a secret is revealed, binding Sarah and Finn in a way that they would never guess.
The Water Garden is about family secrets, guilt and redemption. It tells the story of a 30-year old full-time mother who becomes attracted to a troubled teenage boy.
About the Author
Louise Black was born in England in to an English mother and Iranian father, and spent her childhood in Africa, Bangladesh, Iran and Indonesia due to her father's work with UNICEF. She has a First Class Honours Degree in Law from University College London and practised law in the City for seven years. Her debut novel, Pomegranate Sky, won the inaugural Virginia Prize in 2009, and was reviewed in The Guardian and The Times. She is married, with two children, and lives in Surrey.
Reviews
'Beautifully written and very English in its landscape-love, family-love and garden-love.' Fay Weldon. 'You've done an incredible job of creating subtle drama and menace, sensuality and enchantment out of the ordinary and domestic. This is wonderful writing.' Patricia Wastvedt, Author of The River and The German Boy.
Awards
Winner of The Virgina Prize 2009.
Book Information
ISBN 9781916360273
Author Louise Soraya Black
Format Paperback
Page Count 300
Imprint Muswell Press
Publisher Muswell Press
The Water Garden is about family secrets, guilt and redemption. It tells the story of a 30-year old full-time mother who becomes attracted to a troubled teenage boy.
About the Author
Louise Black was born in England in to an English mother and Iranian father, and spent her childhood in Africa, Bangladesh, Iran and Indonesia due to her father's work with UNICEF. She has a First Class Honours Degree in Law from University College London and practised law in the City for seven years. Her debut novel, Pomegranate Sky, won the inaugural Virginia Prize in 2009, and was reviewed in The Guardian and The Times. She is married, with two children, and lives in Surrey.
Reviews
'Beautifully written and very English in its landscape-love, family-love and garden-love.' Fay Weldon. 'You've done an incredible job of creating subtle drama and menace, sensuality and enchantment out of the ordinary and domestic. This is wonderful writing.' Patricia Wastvedt, Author of The River and The German Boy.
Awards
Winner of The Virgina Prize 2009.
Book Information
ISBN 9781916360273
Author Louise Soraya Black
Format Paperback
Page Count 300
Imprint Muswell Press
Publisher Muswell Press
