The Nature of Water and Air by Regina Mcbride

The Nature of Water and Air by Regina Mcbride

My mother was never easy in the world of houses. She was a tinker, a traveler girl who had married a wealthy man. Her name was Agatha Sheehy.There are silences all around my mother's story.
So begins The Nature of Water and Air, set on a patch of Irish coast where, amid a flurry of whispers, we meet Agatha's only surviving daughter, Clodagh. Determined to secure her mother's elusive love and the truth about her, Clodagh is swept into a relationship with a handsome, isolated man. He brings her to the heart of her mother's story, where she must confront the questions Does a truth change love? and What madness will come from chasing a secret?
Powerfully sensitive, this startling debut novel about forbidden love will place Regina McBride among our most celebrated novelists

Regina McBride is the critically acclaimed author of three novels for adults: The Marriage Bed, The Land of Women, and The Nature of Water and Air. The Fire Opal is her first book for young adults. She teaches creative writing at Hunter College in New York City, where she lives with her husband and daughter.

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ISBN 13	9780743203234
ISBN 10	0743203232
Title	The Nature of Water and Air
Author	Regina Mcbride
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Simon & Schuster
Year published	2001-05-02
Number of pages	322
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