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Set in the bleak Fen Country of East Anglia, and spanning some 240 years in the lives of its haunted narrator and his ancestors, Waterland is a book that takes in eels and incest, ale-making and madness, the heartless sweep of history and a family romance as tormented as any in Greek tragedy. Waterland, like the Hardy novels, carries with all else a profound knowledge of a people, a place, and their interweaving.... Swift tells his tale with wonderful contemporary verve and verbal felicity.... A fine and original work.
A note on book covers: while we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
If you're drawn to stories that explore deep family secrets and the rugged history of a specific place, Waterland might resonate with you. It's a beautifully written narrative with a vivid sense of atmosphere, capturing the complexities of human relationships amid the sweeping forces of history. Many readers find it both haunting and profoundly moving, like walking through a foggy, evocative landscape of memory and consequence.
