The Water Thief

By Claire Hajaj

Book Overview

From the award-winning author of Ishmael's Oranges comes a searing novel with a profound moral conflict at its heart. When a heart attack kills his father, young architect Nick abandons his comfortable London life to volunteer abroad for a year - a last chance to prove himself, and atone for old sins. But in a remote village on the edge of the Sahara, dangerous currents soon engulf him: a simmering family conflict, hidden violence and dangerous fanaticism. An illicit attraction to his host's lonely wife soon threatens both of their worlds. But when a deadly drought descends it brings an irrevocable choice: should he take matters into his own hands? Or let fate run its course? His decision has life-changing consequences for them all.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1786075075
• ISBN13: 9781786075079
• Release Date: January 2020
• Publisher: Oneworld Publications
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.0" x 7.7"