Mackintosh's gripping novel is vicious in its depiction of victimhood, vibrant when victims transform into warriors, and full of outrage at patriarchal power, environmental devastation, and the dehumanization of women. The sisters' impressionistic narratives, presented solo and in chorus, show Lia's self-mutilation in close-up while the world disorder is described indirectly through its aftereffects. Grace, Lia, and Sky are left to fend for themselves as the men grow impatient, proprietary, and threatening. Mother shows her daughters how to use a pistol before she too disappears. Then King disappears, and two men and a boy wash ashore. Mother teaches her daughters caustic 20-something Grace, touch-hungry teenage Lia, and their youngest, Sky to suppress emotions, love only each other, and prepare for the worst. One couple, King and Mother, choose to raise their three daughters surrounded by sea and barbwire their only visitors are women seeking therapies like the water cure (near-drowning to fortify against toxins and fear). The Water Cure: A Novel Sophie Mackintosh Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, Fiction - 288 pages 13 Reviews Reviews aren't verified, but Google checks for and removes fake. Access a growing selection of included Audible Originals, audiobooks and podcasts. The Water Cure by Sophie Mackintosh - 9780241983010 Book Depository is closing Categories: Fiction Books Contemporary Fiction Science Fiction Science Fiction Myth & Legend Told As Fiction Share The Water Cure : LONGLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2018 3. At an unspecified time in the future, global warming and pollution have poisoned the planet, making men more violent and women vulnerable. The Water Cure A Novel By: Sophie Mackintosh Narrated by: Hannah Murray, Gemma Whelan, Morfydd Clark Length: 7 hrs and 10 mins 3.4 (363 ratings) Try for 0.00 Pick 1 title (2 titles for Prime members) from our collection of bestsellers and new releases.

Mackintosh's intense, ambitious debut, longlisted for the Man Booker, evokes a feminist dystopia where three sisters live in isolation meant to protect them from a toxic world that has become particularly dangerous for women.