The Memory of Water | 
| Author: Karen White
Publisher: NAL Trade
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 4638
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 336
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 9.9 x 5.2 x 0.9
ISBN: 0451223039
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN: 9780451223036
ASIN: 0451223039
Publication Date: March 4, 2008
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Product Description
On the night their mother drowns, sisters Marnie and Diana Maitland discover there is more than one kind of death. There is the death of innocence, of love, and of hope. Each sister harbors a secret about that night-secrets that will erode their lives as they grow into adulthood.
After ten years of silence between the sisters, Marnie is called back to the South Carolina Lowcountry by Diana's ex-husband, Quinn. His young son has returned from a sailing trip with his emotionally unstable mother, and he is refusing to speak. In order to help the traumatized boy, Marnie must reopen old wounds and bring the darkest memories of their past to the surface. And she must confront Diana, before they all go under.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 4 more reviews...
 I Hope I Lose My Memory of This Book May 14, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Wow! I read the synopsis of the book in the store and though it might be a good bet. The story starts out okay and quickly turns into a soap opera. Could only force myself through the first 100 pages and skimmed the last bit. If anyone out there is reading this book and is unsure of continuing it --- rest assured, you won't miss anything by putting it down. Thankfully, I did so today and am starting Augusten Burrough's newest offering. I am sure it will be great reading.
 Really, sort of boring May 13, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I really wanted to like this book, but instead, found it middling at best. First, the plot took far too long to unravel. Second, it was completely transparent--who didn't realize early on who Diana was going to visit and what had happened on the boat that night? Third, the ending was very pat. While the idea seems to have been a good one, in the end, I found the basic plot to be a major detriment.
 secrets April 25, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
family secrets can do so much damage to the family, yet we continue to keep them as if our life depended on it, Karen White lets out the secrets in a very real way, the characters are in my heart
Return to your roots April 16, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is the first book I've read by this author. I was pleased with the story and characters. There were times I felt like there was too much dialogue and detail that didn't really need to be there. I was a bit disappointed at the end and felt like it was wrapped up a little too much and the end felt rushed when compared to the length of the book. I enjoyed the story and wanted to finish it, so 4 stars.
A Haunting tale April 7, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
When I read Karen White's The Memory of Water it was like watching an artist paint, with every word she writes you can actually see the landscape she describes come to life.
It was a haunting tale of mental illness and about those who survive it and those who don't.
A bewitching tale of love and loss and love found at last, about the story of sisters and a love that only sisters can share and understand.
This book is a must read for any of you out there that love great fiction.
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