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Waterland
Waterland
Author: Graham Swift
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.
ISBN-13: 9780679739791
ISBN-10: 0679739793
Publication Date: 3/31/1992
Pages: 368
Rating:
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
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3.8 stars, based on 17 ratings
Publisher: Vintage
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette
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SanJoseCa avatar reviewed Waterland on + 328 more book reviews
This gothic family saga turns into an interesting detective story. It is very slow-moving at times, but beautifully written.
A very good social history of the Fens (a swampland district of eastern England.)
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I didn't expect to enjoy it as much as I did. It's better not to read the back cover before you read the book, one of those books to go into blind. It is a mite depressing.


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