Sharp searching thoroughly imagined utterly of the moment . . . it throws much contemporary
writing into the shade' Hilary Mantel author of Wolf Hall 'This latest display of Moss's
imaginative versatility shine[s] with intelligence' Sunday Times From the acclaimed author of
Ghost Wall Summerwater is a devastating story told over twenty-four hours in the Scottish
highlands and a searing exploration of our capacity for both kinship and cruelty in these
divided times. On the longest day of the summer twelve people sit cooped up with their
families in a faded Scottish cabin park. The endless rain leaves them with little to do but
watch the other residents. A woman goes running up the Ben as if fleeing a retired couple
reminisce about neighbours long since moved on a teenage boy braves the dark waters of the
loch in his red kayak. Each person is wrapped in their own cares but increasingly alert to the
makeshift community around them. One particular family a mother and daughter without the right
clothes or the right manners starts to draw the attention of the others. Tensions rise and all
watch on unaware of the tragedy that lies ahead as night finally falls. 'Nothing escapes her
sly humour and brilliant touch. Deft and brimming with life Summerwater is a novel of endless
depth. A masterpiece.' Jessie Burton author of The Miniaturist
