Synopsis
The Sunday Times Top Ten Bestseller, longlisted for the Orwell Prize for Political Fiction.
From the acclaimed author of Ghost Wall, Sarah Moss. Summerwater is a devastating story told over twenty-four hours in the Scottish highlands.
'Superb' - The Times
'Sharp, searching . . . utterly of the moment' - Hilary Mantel
'Beautifully written, intense, powerful' - David Nicholls
It is the summer solstice,...
Details
24 June 2021208 pages
9781529035476Imprint: Picador
Reviews
Sharp, searching, thoroughly imagined, it is utterly of the moment, placing its anxious human dots against a vast indifferent landscape; with its wit and verve and beautiful organisation it throws much contemporary writing into the shade!Hilary Mantel, Man Booker winning author of Wolf Hall
Nothing escapes her sly humour and brilliant touch. Deft and brimming with life, Summerwater is a novel of endless depth. A masterpiece.Jessie Burton, author of The Miniaturist
Moss’s ability to conjure up the fleeting and sometimes agonised tenderness of family life is unmatched . . . there is an artfulness to her writing so accomplished as to conceal itself.Melissa Harrison, Guardian
Summerwater is a triumph and confirms Sarah Moss as one of the best writers at work in Britain today.Fiona Mozley, author of Elmet
