The Water Man's Daughter

By Emma Ruby-Sachs

An accomplished, hard-hitting debut novel that marries a page-turning plot with the stories of three women, each of whom is struggling with decisions that will change the course of her life. 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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0771047711
• ISBN13: 9780771047718
• Release Date: June 2012
• Publisher: Emblem Editions
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.1" x 7.9"