The Nature of Water and Air

The Nature of Water and AirMy mother was never easy in the world of houses. She was a tinker, a traveler girl who had married a wealthy man. Her name was Agatha Sheehy. There are silences all around my mother's story. So begins The Nature of Water and Air, set on a patch of Irish coast where, amid a flurry of whispers, we meet Agatha's only surviving daughter, Clodagh. Determined to secure her mother's elusive love and the truth about her, Clodagh is swept into a relationship

My mother was never easy in the world of houses. She was a tinker, a traveler girl who had married a wealthy man. Her name was Agatha Sheehy....There are silences all around my mother's story.
So begins The Nature of Water and Air, set on a patch of Irish coast where, amid a flurry of whispers, we meet Agatha's only surviving daughter, Clodagh. Determined to secure her mother's elusive love and the truth about her, Clodagh is swept into a relationship with a handsome, isolated man. He brings her to the heart of her mother's story, where she must confront the questions Does a truth change love? and What madness will come from chasing a secret?
Powerfully sensitive, this startling debut novel about forbidden love will place Regina McBride among our most celebrated novelists

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Atria Books
Published: 05/02/2001
ISBN: 9780743203234
Pages: 320
Weight: 0.59lbs
Size: 7.99h x 5.39w x 0.71d

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 02/15/2001 pg. 208
Library Journal 03/01/2001 pg. 132
Publishers Weekly 04/23/2001 pg. 49
New York Times 06/17/2001 pg. 22
People Weekly 10/15/2001 pg. 55