The Water-Breather (Paperback)

‘A remarkable portrait of a family under pressure, rather like a photograph album: crammed with rich and vivid detail. “The Water-breather” teems with delightful incident and a number of enjoyable minor characters…An assured and moving debut.’ Gerard Woodward, Guardian ‘Faccini’s clean style and lack of mawkishness make for a convincing portrayal of the workings of a child’s mind and a truthful and affecting read.’ Daily Mail ‘A beautifully written, haunting meditation on innocence. An uncanny recreation of the insect-eye of childhood.’ TLS ‘Intelligent, observant…Ben Faccini does an excellent job of a very difficult thing, writing from the perspective of an eight-year-old. Magical.’ Observer ‘Totally original and mesmerising…Faccini is a brilliant writer and not a sentence in this wonderful book seems out of place.’ Literary Review ‘A strange expedition into the border zone between love and anguish, a brilliant and poetic intermingling of memories and dreams.’ Lisa St Aubin de Teran