Thirsty Sea (Paperback)
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Thirsty Sea (Paperback)

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Paperback Published: 17/05/2022
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Maria owns an eccentric business: her clients pay her to come up with ideas for presents. She spends her days thinking about how best to wrap up love. Nicola, her boyfriend, a wealthy pilot ready to settle down, seemed the perfect catch. But in this book, what is left unsaid is uncannily prominent. In fact, Nicola's anxiety turns into sharp body aches at night and a constant need to check Maria's phone messages. Maria never finds the keys to enter their apartment, nor the courage to leave it. After she killed her sister, 25 years ago, reproach in her mother's eyes is ever-present. But in 24 hours, an unexpected event turns everything upside down. Maria realises that she has a job she does not want, a partner she does not manage to leave and the power to decide who she wants to be. Thirsty Sea is a psychological portrait of all the insecurities and challenges of a young woman in a restless search for her own place in life.

Publisher: Heloise Press
ISBN: 9781739751500


MEDIA REVIEWS

"Thirsty Sea displays Mou's flair for smartly subversive and musical prose, highly original characters and distinctive metaphors." Anna Katharina Schaffner, The Times Literary Supplement "Thirsty Sea continues a tradition of simultaneously confessional and elliptical writing by women that streches from Sylvia Plath's The Bell Jar to the fourth-wall busting, televisual crise de coeur Fleabag."; Laura Allsop;"Thirsty Sea is a deep dive into the female psyche. It is also a linguist's paradise." The Publishing Post;"Thirsty Sea is a total triumph of cognizance, a haunting presence in its own right." Asymptote;"A poetic, rhythmic and powerful tale of guilt, Thirsty Sea is a magnificient, compelling debut." Nataliya Deleva, author of Arrival;"Mou joins the ranks of contemporary female authors unafraid to delve into the uncomfortable and unsettling... a visceral exploration of trauma, relationships, family, grief and healing" Lunate

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