Memory of Water

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With the lyricism of Ishiguros NEVER LET ME GO, and the world building brilliance of Atwood, Emmi Itrantas effortless and poignant debut novel is a coming of age story full of emotional drama and wonderment.
Some secrets demand betrayal.

When Noria Kaitio reaches her seventeenth birthday, she is entrusted with the secret of a freshwater spring hidden deep within the caves near her small rural village. Its preservation has been the responsibility of her family for generations.

Apprenticed to her father, one of the last true tea masters, when Noria takes possession of the knowledge, she becomes much more than the guardian of ancestral treasure; soon, she will hold the fate of everyone she loves in her hands.

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(A) poetic and melancholy debut
Guardian

Itrantas lyrical style makes this dystopian tale a beautiful exploration of environmental ethics and the power of ritual Washington Post

Gorgeous and delicate Library Journal, starred review.

Itrantas steady piling on of pressure on her protagonist grips, even as her prose soothes SFX

'Where Itranta shines is in her understated but compelling characters' Red Star Review, Publishers Weekly

Gorgeous and delicate Library Journal, Starred Review.

Brilliant, lyrical prose Tor.com

Author Bio

Emmi Itranta (b. 1976) was born in Tampere, Finland, where she also grew up. She holds an MA in Drama from the University of Tampere and an MA in Creative Writing from the University of Kent, UK, where she began writing her debut novel Memory of Water. She later completed the full manuscript in Finnish and English. Itrantas professional background is an eclectic blend of writing-related activities, including stints as a columnist, theatre critic, dramaturge, scriptwriter and press officer. She lives in Canterbury, UK.