Water- John Boyne
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?
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AmyDockery –
Our Herspace book club met tonight at the cronkinson farm pub. We discussed water by John Boyne and it was a mixed reception. Overall we thought that the book was written well and was an easy read but the story wasn’t as impactful as it could have been. We are keen to read the rest of the element series when it comes out to see if the stories and characters become a bit more fleshed out.
Overall Nantwich book club gave water by John Boyne a 2.5⭐️ rating.