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Book SynopsisFrom Christy Ann Conlin, the critically acclaimed and award winning author of Heave, comes a breathtaking and unforgettable collection about how the briefest moment can shape us forever.
In these evocative and startling stories, we meet people navigating the elemental forces of love, life, and death. An insomniac on Halifax's moonlit streets. A runaway bride. A young woman accused of a brutal murder. A man who must live in exile if he is to live at all. A woman coming to terms with her eccentric childhood in a cult on the Bay of Fundy shore.
A master of North Atlantic Gothic, Christy Ann Conlin expertly navigates our conflicting self-perceptions, especially in moments of crisis. She illuminates the personality of land and ocean, charts the pull of the past on the present, and reveals the wildness inside each of us. These stories offer a gallery of both gritty and lyrical portraits, each unmasking the myth and mystery of the everyday.
Trade ReviewA sometimes-mystical Gothic in which the horror arises from those closest to us . . . Watermark is taut, sharp writing. * Globe and Mail *
Eerie and haunting stories. * Toronto Star *
Rich with humanity and atmosphere. * Booklist *
These stories are deliciously discomfiting … Suspenseful excavations of family secrets, as smart as they are creepy. * Kirkus Reviews *
Riveting, disturbing tales … Watermark has enough to fascinate and scare throughout. * Winnipeg Free Press *
