The luminous debut novel from one of Ireland's finest
storytellers'The Polite Act of Drowning is a beautiful and
captivating novel, lyrical and sensuous, a precise and faithful
evocation of the tumult and trauma of family life, and of emergence
into adulthood, and the confrontation of truths about ourselves and
the people we love' - Donal RyanMichigan, 1985. The drowning of a
teenage girl causes ripples in the small town of Kettle Lake,
though for most the waters settle quickly. For sixteen year old
Joanne Kennedy, however, the tragedy dredges up untold secrets and
causes her mother to drift farther from reality and her family.When
troubled newcomer Lucinda arrives in town, she offers Joanne a
chance of real friendship, and together the teenagers push against
the boundaries of family, self-image, and their sexuality during
the tension of a long, stifling summer. But the undercurrents of
past harms continuously threaten to drag Joanne and those around
her under... Perfect for fans of Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia
Owen.
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