The Water Man's Daughter (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780771047718)

An accomplished, hard-hitting debut novel that marries a page-turning plot with the stories of three women, each of whom is struggling with decisions that will change the course of her life.

The violent death of a Canadian water company executive in a black township of Johannesburg throws together a South African anti-privatization activist and the water executive's daughter, Claire, who arrives suddenly from Canada desperate to understand her father's death. The murder investigation -- led by an officer who is finding her own loyalties increasingly unclear -- and Claire's personal quest become entwined, and the young Canadian's involvement with the activist brings her ever closer to a shocking truth she might not be able to bear. The Water Man's Daughter, like its characters, is fierce and tender, thought-provoking and emotionally rich. It introduces Emma Ruby-Sachs as an enormously talented, original, and fearless new voice in Canadian fiction.

Author: Emma Ruby-Sachs
ISBN-10: 0771047711
ISBN-13: 9780771047718
Publisher: Emblem Editions
Language: English
Published: 06/26/2012
Pages: 336
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.10w x 1.00d