JOANNA CANNONâBeautiful and brutal⊠a breathtaking debutâ
DAILY MAILâDark, lyrical⊠impressiveâ
GOOD HOUSEKEEPINGâAn atmospheric slow burn⊠with a sense of forboding that grows with each pageâ
KATE SAWYERâAtmospheric and compellingâ
A beautifully written atmospheric story of trauma, grief and redemption, is a debut from a bright new voice in literary fiction.Still Water
When Jane Douglas returns to the Shetland Islands, she thinks she has escaped the dark shadows of her childhood. She carves out a simple life on the bleak, windswept island, working at the salmon fishery and spending quiet evenings at home. And for the first time in her life, sheâs happy.
Then the body of Janeâs long-missing mother is found in a flooded quarry. Her mother disappeared when Jane was a teenager, following the death of Janeâs baby brother. Jane has spent her life running from her past, living in fear that she has inherited her motherâs demons. Now, Jane must face what actually happened on that fateful, tragic day twenty years agoâŠ
KATIE MUNNIKâA haunting story⊠told with compassion and even tendernessâ
LUCIE MCKNIGHT HARDYâIntense, unflinching, honest⊠beautifully toldâ