The Sweetness of Water

Beschreibung

LONGLISTED FOR THE 2021 BOOKER PRIZE AND SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2022 DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE<BR><BR>A TIMES BEST PAPERBACK 2022, NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 2021, OPRAH BOOK CLUB PICK AND BARACK OBAMA SELECTION<BR><BR>'A fine, lyrical novel, impressive in its complex interweaving of the grand and the intimate, of the personal and political' Observer<BR><BR>Landry and Prentiss are two brothers born into slavery, finally freed as the American Civil War draws to its bitter close.

Cast into the world without a penny to their names, their only hope is to find work in a society that still views them with nothing but intolerance. <BR><BR>Farmer George Walker and his wife Isabelle are reeling from a loss that has shaken them to their core. After a chance encounter, they agree to employ the brothers on their land, and slowly the tentative bonds of trust begin to blossom between the strangers.<BR><BR>But this sanctuary survives on a knife's edge, and it isn't long before a tragedy causes the inhabitants of the nearby town to turn their suspicion onto these new friendships, with devastating consequences.<BR><BR>'[A] highly accomplished debut' Sunday Times<BR><BR>Readers have been swept away by The Sweetness of Water:<BR><BR>'Such a powerful, magnificent book; I urge you to read it.

The comparisons with Colson Whitehead are justified' *****<BR><BR>'A staggering debut and a story that stays with you' *****<BR><BR>'Thought-provoking and moving . . . a gripping and compelling novel that exposes flaws, mixed emotions and imperfect relationships, and yet it holds on with determination and hope. It fully deserves a 5-star rating' *****<BR><BR>'Outstanding . . . A book that deserves widespread recognition and a wide audience' *****

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