The Water Cure

Recommended by Cal Flyn, and 1 others. See all reviews
"A gripping, sinister fable!" --Margaret Atwood, via Twitter

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King has tenderly staked out a territory for his wife and three daughters, Grace, Lia, and Sky. Here on his island, women are protected from the chaos and violence of men on the mainland. The cult-like rituals and therapies they endure fortify them from the spreading toxicity of a degrading world.

But when King disappears and two men and a boy wash ashore, the sisters' safe...
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Cal Flyn A bewildering and disturbing fable that will appeal to those who enjoy ‘feminist dystopia’ fiction like The Handmaid’s Tale and The Power. (Source)


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