Betty Trask Award Best First Novel (nominee)
Sarah Hall's first novel is set in 1936 in a remote dale in the old county of Westmoreland, and tells of the flooding of the dale to make way for a reservoir, against the wishes of many of the local hill farmers. It is a story of love, obsession and the destruction of a community.
Shortlisted for the Commonwealth Writers Prize (Best First Book) (2003)|Winner of the Commonwealth Writer's Prize Best First Book Eurasia (2003)
Genre: Literary Fiction
Shortlisted for the Commonwealth Writers Prize (Best First Book) (2003)|Winner of the Commonwealth Writer's Prize Best First Book Eurasia (2003)
Genre: Literary Fiction
Praise for this book
"A strikingly original first novel, full not just of fury but also of the most sensitive compassion for the people and the place." - Margaret Forster
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