LOVE READING STAR BOOK AND DEBUT OF THE MONTH
'Welsh Noir at its best. Sparkling prose, complex characters, and an
intimate plot that shimmers with honesty.' - Philippa Holloway
'Carys Shannon's debut novel is as atmospheric and
evocative as the scent of the salt marsh itself, and the intertwined
stories that emerge are quietly devastating.' - Emma Darwin
The debut novel from an award-winning short story writer.It was awarded a Literature Wales development grant and early versions have been longlisted for the Bath and Mslexia Novel Awards and shortlisted for the Caledonia Novel Award. In 2020 it won the Jericho Writers Festival of Writing Prize.
In a small estuary village on the Welsh coast, Catrin is mourning the anniversary of her mother's drowning when a teenage girl disappears on the same mudflats. Terrified of history repeating itself and driven by unresolved grief, Catrin becomes obsessed with finding Emily. Her search dredges up dark revelations from the village's past and present, uncovering secrets about Catrin's own family. Secrets that her parents had never wanted her to discover.
Truth Like Water is the lyrical, gripping debut novel from an award-winning writer.
