This was a book I heard about at a book signing a few months ago, and sounded an interesting concept so bought it and got it signed (as I do)
I enjoyed it, is written in a really beautiful way I think, quite poetic. The author is Finnish and is hard to pinpoint how the Scandinavian influence comes across in the book but I think it does and interesting to read a book by a non-American or UK writer for a change.
Centres around a (possible I guess) future where water is scarce and asks questions about whether anyone really owns water, and what people would do to get it if was limited. The main character is a tea master apprentice, a young girl, who is told about a secret water source but is unsure what to do with this information...(that's all on the back cover, no spoilers here!)
I think I liked the writing more than the storyline in a way but I thought quite a bit about it afterwards and what certain things had meant etc, sign of a good book too:)
Lila X
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