The Drownings
(Hardback)
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Publishing Details
The Drownings
By (Author) Hazel Barkworth
Headline Publishing Group
Headline Review
18th December 2024
1st August 2024
United Kingdom
Classifications
General
Fiction
Narrative theme: Coming of age
Feminism and feminist theory
Witchcraft
Occult fiction
823.92
Physical Properties
Hardback
368
Width 164mm, Height 242mm, Spine 40mm
580g
Description
'Breathtaking... dark academia at its most compelling' Erin Kelly
'Barkworth is excruciatingly good' Observer These waters became wild centuries before this university was dreamed of. Leysham has always been a dangerous place for women . . . Serena arrives on campus reeling from the injury that destroyed her champion swimming career. She is lost until she meets Jane, an enigmatic tutor obsessed with the historic witch trials that took place in Leysham's freezing waters.When several young women are assaulted, the university's shadowy legacy becomes inescapable. Those in power turn a blind eye, but Jane urges Serena and her friends to rise up. As their anger builds into an inferno of female rage, Serena takes matters into her own hands. Leysham has reawakened something within her, a dark, impossible power. In the waters, she can see what must be done - and the sacrifice it will demand.From the author of Heatstroke, an intoxicatingly atmospheric new novel about competition, obsession and influence - for readers of The Things We Do to Our Friends, Weyward and Promising Young Woman.Praise for Hazel Barkworth: 'Stylish and sensual' Kiran Millwood Hargrave'Utterly immersive' Clare Mackintosh'A sultry, stifling debut exploring power, consent and womanhood' Cosmopolitan'Barkworth has a pin-sharp eye for detail . . . it's propulsive, though-provoking and atmospheric' Daily MailAuthor Bio
Hazel grew up in Stirlingshire and North Yorkshire before studying English at Oxford. She then moved to London where she spent her days working as a cultural consultant, and her nights dancing in a pop band at glam rock clubs. Hazel is a graduate of both the Oxford University MSt in Creative Writing and the Curtis Brown Creative Novel-Writing course. She now works in Oxford, where she lives with her partner. Heatstroke is her first novel.
