I don’t think I have ever read anything quite like it, but I think fans of Japanese fiction (Haruki Murakami, Yukio Mishima, Abe Kobo), or, say, Paolo Coelho and José Saramago, will have more luck with it. It’s on the slower, more contemplative side, with no clearly marked boundaries and completely unconventional construction. Frankly, I don’t believe readers who are used to reading fast-paced, action-packed YA blockbusters will find this book to their taste. It’s neighter YA nor adult story, it’s simply its own thing. On top of all that, while this book is supposedly written with teen readers in mind, I would not dare categorize it as YA fiction. The plot line flows lazily like a stream of arctic fresh water - it speeds up rarely, it offers very few twists and instead of smashing into a dam, it flows into the ocean, offering no definite ending or clear conclusion to the story. The characters - oddly calm and focused in times of such desperation and thirst - surprise the reader with their coldly calculated decisions and peaceful acceptance of their fates. The setting, the customs and the unique Scandinavian atmosphere make this story feel exotic and fresh. A secret of a hidden fresh water spring, guarded by generations of tea masters. Memory of a Water tells the story of tea master’s daughter, Noria, as she is charged with keeping a life-changing secret.

The government is rationing the purified sea water, making sure people get only enough to survive, and executing those desperate enough to dig illegal wells and water pipes. Those who have access to it, hold all the power. The earth is scorched, the heat is almost unbearable, and the drinking water is almost impossible to get.

The global warming caused all the ice to melt, overflowing the oceans. What we have here is a sad and hopeless world driven to the brink of extinction by its own inhabitants humans. Related Search: Teemestarin kirja Emmi Itäranta PDF, Teemestarin kirja Emmi Itäranta Epub, Teemestarin kirja Emmi Itäranta Read Online, Teemestarin kirja Emmi Itäranta Audiobookįilled with philosophical themes, existentialism and moments of pure beauty, Memory of Water is a highly original, remarkably intelligent and infuriatingly teasing work of speculative fiction set in a dystopian world.

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