by Natasha Carthew, Kirsty Logan, Daisy Johnson, Emma Glass, Eimear McBride
First published 2020
The marshlands of eastern England hold generations of hidden violence. Three women—grandmother, mother, daughter—discover their bloodline carries a terrifying inheritance of rage and survival. Each generation confronts a different manifestation of female power: a grandmother's brutal protection, a mother's desperate resistance, a daughter's emerging strength. When ancient family patterns threaten to consume them, these women must decide whether to perpetuate or break a cycle of generational trauma that moves like water through their veins. A razor-sharp exploration of maternal bonds, inheritance, and the primal forces that shape family legacies.
Genres: literary-fiction, fantasy, 21st-century, family-drama
Vibes: atmospheric, dark, emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: family-legacy, female-power
Setting: England, Marshlands
Period: 21st Century
288 pages · Hardcover · Virago
Content warnings: abuse, violence