Haweswater
Sarah Hall`s exquisite and passionate debut novel, HAWESWATER, a success in the United Kingdom, arrives in the United States after the author`s second novel, THE ELECTRIC MICHELANGELO, was shortlisted for the prestigious Man Booker prize in 2004. The novel tells the story of the real-life Haweswater Reservoir in rural northwest England, whose waters covered the farming town of Mardale in the 1930s. When the urbane Jack Liggett drives into Mardale in his fancy sports car talking about plans for the dam and reservoir, only Janet Lightburn, a farmer`s daughter, understands the seriousness of the threat. The two become fierce enemies, even as they find themselves drawn together with a fierce and inexplicable passion. In the end, the true hero of the novel is Mardale itself, and the numerous inhabitants of the community are vividly portrayed, even as their way of life comes to a watery end. Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.
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