Michelle's Reviews > Water

Water by John Boyne is a short novella, but boy does it pack a punch.
Vanessa Carvin arrives on the small island of the coast of Ireland and rents a cottage without TV or Wi-Fi. So, she can be alone. She is trying to get away from the media after her husband committed a crime and they think that she is guilty too. She hacks of her hair and changes her name to Willow, so hopefully nobody will recognise her and stays on the island and mingles with the fellow islanders. She reflects on her life and what she could have done differently so she can recover.
The story slowing reveals what happened before she came on the island and the relationships she had with each member of her family. It is also having some hard-hitting subjects regarding abuse and suicide.
This is another beautifully written and thought-provoking book that I was engrossed in from the very first page from the author and had some great characters and will be thinking for some time. I can’t wait for the next one in the series.