The Water Cure: A Novel by Sophie Mackintosh Paperback Book

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Author: Sophie Mackintosh

Format: Quality Paperback

Publisher: Anchor Books

Published: Dec 2019

Genre: Fiction - Psychological

Retail Price: $17.00

Pages: 288

Synopsis

"A gripping, sinister fable!" —Margaret Atwood, via Twitter

King has tenderly staked out a territory for his wife and three daughters, Grace, Lia, and Sky. Here on his island, women are protected from the chaos and violence of men on the mainland. The cult-like rituals and therapies they endure fortify them from the spreading toxicity of a degrading world.

But when King disappears and two men and a boy wash ashore, the sisters' safe world begins to unravel. Over the span of one blistering hot week, a psychological cat-and-mouse game plays out. Sexual tensions and sibling rivalries flare as the sisters are forced to confront the amorphous threat the strangers represent.

A haunting, riveting debut, The Water Cure is a fiercely poetic feminist revenge fantasy that's a startling reflection of our time.

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