The Water Man's Daughter
by Emma Ruby-Sachs
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Pub Date Jun 26 2012 | Archive Date Nov 19 2012
McClelland & Stewart | Emblem Editions
Description
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.
Advance Praise
"[An] assured debut . . . beautifully tense . . . at heart a morality
tale."
—Toronto Star
"Ruby-Sachs brings her
setting and its cast vibrantly to life: the parching heat, night-time
chills, the dirt tracks and clinging Soweto dust, the families living in
near-poverty yet touchingly house-proud, while their civic officials
boast charmless mansions and giant plasma TVs. . . . [The final] 40
pages . . . gather up the story's themes and plot strands in ways
completely unexpected, and exhilarating."
—Globe and Mail
"Ruby-Sachs
has set herself an impressive agenda for a first novel . . . most
notably her ripped-from-the headlines plot, authentic setting, and
lively dialogue sprinkled with Zulu words and phrases."
—Edmonton
Journal
"[An] impressive debut. . . . Plays like a classic
whodunit, but its mystery involves how much we really know about others
-- especially those people we think we know best."
—Quill &
Quire
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9780771047718 |
| PRICE | CA$17.99 (CAD) |
| PAGES | 336 |
