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Black water

Paperback • 2017 • English • 1. edition

Black water

By Louise Doughty

5 Ratings • 4.8 of 5

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About the book

John Harper lies awake at night in an isolated hut on an Indonesian island, listening to the rain on the roof and believing his life may be in danger. But he is less afraid of what is going to happen than of something he's already done. In a local town, he meets Rita, a woman with her own troubled history. They begin an affair - but can he allow himself to get involved when he knows this might put her at risk? Moving between Europe during the cold war, California and the Civil Rights struggle, a...Show more

Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary
Narrative theme: Death, grief, loss

Book details

ISBN

9780571278671

Publisher

Vigmostad & Bjørke AS (VB Import)

Published year

2017

Language

English

Edition

1

Original title

Black water

Format

Paperback

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