Sweet Water

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308 pages

Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 1998

Readers and reviewers write

--An ambitious and richly imagined tale of romantic intrigue. Publisher’s Weekly

--So many secrets, so many lies. . . How little we really know of others, how great the distance between what we surmise and the true heart of things. The Orlando Sentinel

--An amazingly intricate structure that achieves an organic natural sense of inevitability.  Jonathan

--Provides an endless supply of entertainment. The Decatur Daily

--An absorbing story that examines the nature of love and faith. The Dallas Morning News

--Subtle, complex and ambitious. . . explores the odd nature of love. A memorable, aptly named novel. The Plain Dealer

--I’ve been reading Sweet Water with such enormous pleasure. What a delight it is to read such wonderful prose. I’ve been doling it out to myself, but I’m tempted to just curl up now and go right through. Laurie

--Take my advice and skip the latest vengeful roman à clef about sleeping with your dad. Settle down in an armchair and read Sweet Water to remind yourself what a real novel can be like. Seven Days