Description
On Midsummer’s Eve in 1974, Annie Raft arrives with her daughter Mia in the remote Swedish village of Blackwater, drawn by a fragile promise of belonging and a love that pulls her toward a nearby commune. What begins as a new start is shadowed by a brutal, long-ago murder that resurfaces as the town’s secrets—kept in silence, rumor, and ritual—begin to surface again. As an eighteen-year-old cold case comes under renewed scrutiny, the novel traces how violence reverberates through generations, shaping identities and exposing the costs of denial. With Kerstin Ekman’s incisive, atmospheric storytelling, the book blends mystery with a penetrating study of community, memory, and the unsettling ways truth can be both buried and revealed.
Available Editions
paperback
Vintage
Published Jan 1, 1996
444 pages
ISBN: 9780099521211
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Details
First Published
1996
Language
eng
Translation
From: swe
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Blackwater by Kerstin Ekman.