LOVE READING STAR BOOK AND DEBUT OF THE MONTH
"Suspenseful and suffused in the uncanny power of the ever-shifting tides of a Welsh estuary, Carys Shannon’s Truth Like Water is a first-rate mystery novel. Rippling with the dark revelations of a rural village and the family secrets of a young woman who’s all but lost to grief and the agony of not knowing the truth, it’s a sublimely-written work." – Joanne Owen, LoveReading
'Welsh Noir at its best. Sparkling prose, complex characters, and an intimate plot that shimmers with honesty.' – Philippa Holloway
'Carys Shannon’s debut Truth Like Water is as atmospheric and evocative as the scent of the salt marsh itself, and the intertwined stories that emerge are quietly devastating.' – Emma Darwin
You can listen to an interview Carys did with the London Writers' Salon here.
Longlisted for the Bath and Mslexia Novel Awards. Shortlisted for the Caledonia Novel Award. Winner of the Jericho Writers Festival of Writing Prize.
This is a story of lost women – some who can be found again, and some who can’t.
In a small estuary village on the Welsh coast, Catrin is mourning the anniversary of her mother’s drowning when a teenage girl disappears on the same mudflats. Terrified of history repeating itself and driven by unresolved grief, Catrin becomes obsessed with finding Emily.
Her search dredges up dark revelations from the village’s past and present, uncovering secrets about Catrin's own family. Secrets that her parents had never wanted her to discover.
Truth Like Water is the lyrical, gripping debut novel from an award-winning writer.
