The Polite Act of Drowning

by Charleen Hurtubise

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Pub Date Apr 06 2023 | Archive Date Apr 13 2023

Black & White Publishing | Eriu

General Fiction (Adult) | Literary Fiction | Women's Fiction

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Description

The luminous debut novel from one of Ireland's finest storytellers.

An elegant, atmospheric, emotional coming-of-age novel with themes of generational trauma, sexual identity and coping with mental illness at its heart, as well as the silence of women drowning in plain view in their daily lives.

The luminous debut novel from one of Ireland's finest storytellers.

An elegant, atmospheric, emotional coming-of-age novel with themes of generational trauma, sexual identity and coping with mental...

Advance Praise

The Polite Act of Drowning is a beautiful and captivating novel, lyrical and sensuous, a precise and faithful evocation of the tumult and trauma of family life, and of emergence into adulthood, and the confrontation of truths about ourselves and the people we love. -- Donal Ryan

Charleen Hurtubise is a gifted storyteller. The vivid world of Kettle Lake, its natural beauties, its characters and its secrets, comes alive in this lyrical, evocative novel. Hurtubise's writing is skilful, compelling, mesmeric. -- Lia Mills

A luminous and gripping portrait of a teenage girl coming of age in a small lakeshore community. Filled with colourful, complicated characters and brimming with heartbreak, love, and redemption, it is an exquisite debut from a powerful storyteller. ― Michelle Gallen