{"product_id":"the-girl-in-the-water-9780995287853","title":"The Girl in the Water","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the 2023 Independent Press Award for Literary Fiction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the 2023 IPPY Awards Bronze Medal for Best Regional Ebook (Fiction)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDistinguished Favorite in the 2023 NYC Big Book Award for Literary Fiction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFinalist in the 2022 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards for Multicultural Fiction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFinalist in the 17th Annual National Indie Excellence Awards for New Fiction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Girl in the Water\u003c\/em\u003e is the story of a multiethnic group of young friends, coming of age in Estonia and Ukraine in the last days of the Soviet Union. Their lives are shaped by an Afghan war, the Chernobyl disaster, and the collapse and legacy of a suffocating society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe novel examines life and choice in the aftermath of trauma and has garnered praise as both a lifelike family drama and a literary statement in the tradition of the Russian classics: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The author includes emotional, compelling scenes with every character, as each one has been dealt a vastly different hand of cards.\" -\u003cstrong\u003eAudrey Davis, \u003cem\u003eIndependent Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Joseph Howse evokes the literary styles of Tolstoy and Dostoevsky ... The author has composed a book like Tchaikovsky would a symphony; tight, disciplined, yet bubbling with unspoken passion and near-magical allegory.\" -\u003cstrong\u003eRob Errera, \u003cem\u003eIndieReader\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"a captivating story that sheds light on the complexities of human nature in times of great change ... A must-read\" -\u003cstrong\u003eBenji Allen, \u003cem\u003eWaikato Independent\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"wonderfully written\" -\u003cstrong\u003eChris Reed, \u003cem\u003eNZ Booklovers\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"quite lovely\" -\u003cstrong\u003eNicky Walker, Radio New Zealand \u003cem\u003eNine To Noon\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eScenes of shortwave listening and roaming the hinterlands provide a backdrop to the young characters' search for themselves within a failing civilization that sees non-cooperation and unhappiness as a disease.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the centre of this multilayered story of family, society, and nature is a Soviet girl, Nadia, who, one day on a remote beach, looks up from her book to see that her friend is drowning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNadia is an abstract thinker growing up in an era of endgames. She is a bookworm, an architect of reckless pranks, a day-and-night wanderer, a compulsive witness, and a note-taker. All around her she sees people quietly gambling with life and soul for little apparent gain. As her illusions unravel, she asks herself, what is to be done?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Girl in the Water\u003c\/em\u003e is a tragicomedy. It is an intricate study of beauty and futility in everyday life and a call for compassion and humour in a cruel world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-4065682\"\u003eJoseph Howse\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Nummist Media\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/17\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 318\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.03lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.71d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780995287853\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0995287856\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC043000\"\u003eComing of Age\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC016000\"\u003eHumorous | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC045000\"\u003eFamily Life | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nummist Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44489247490285,"sku":"9780995287853","price":21.23,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_aed0a6b5-ace1-4644-929b-2a2192b31fa8.jpg?v=1700864005","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-girl-in-the-water-9780995287853","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}