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Synopsis
The story of a woman raising a daughter without a father. As the daughter sulks and rages at both parents--the father abandoned them--the mother fights loneliness and despair by inventing for herself a phantom lover. By the author of Correspondence.
Is Water appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 16 and up.
A mother copes with abandonment and loneliness by creating a phantom lover while raising an angry daughter. Explores themes of emotional isolation and coping mechanisms with mild fantasy elements.
What to know going in
This book has no graphic violence, mild sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include abandonment, depression, and loneliness.
Who'll love this
Adult readers will connect with this emotionally complex story about a mother navigating single parenthood and creating her own escape from loneliness.