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Be Still the Water

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Finalist in the 2019 Canadian Book Club Awards for Fiction

For fans of The Alice Network and When We Believed in Mermaids comes an emotionally gripping, beautifully written historical novel about devastating secrets, once-in-a-lifetime love, and one woman's desperate search for her missing sister.

Canada, 1906. Teenager Asta Gudmundsson has immigrated with her family to an Icelandic farming and fishing community along the unspoiled shores of Lake Manitoba. There she falls deeply in love with Bjorn, the son of the local mill owner. During a night of sudden violence that leaves Asta broken, the pair make a silent pledge to never speak of it again.

With help from her mystical, high-spirited grandmother, Asta begins to rebuild her inner world and then the unthinkable happens—her beloved little sister Freyja disappears—just months before war is declared in Europe and the man she loves enlists. Now Asta must make a choice: stay safely at home or set out to find Freyja despite the odds against finding her sister alive.

Inspired by true events of Manitoba's early immigrants, Be Still the Water is a vivid, page-turning coming of age epic filled with adventure, tragedy, love, and regret—complete with unforgettable characters and a heart-wrenching ending—one that will leave readers reflecting on Asta's fateful decisions long after the last page is turned.

Shortlisted for the Margaret Laurence Award for Fiction

"Karen Emilson's style is unique and the writing exquisite . . . characters like Asta are unforgettable and readers will so naturally feel drawn to her world. Apart from the beautiful prose and the absorbing plot, the author has a powerful gift for humor." - DIVINE ZAPE, Readers' Favorite


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Publisher: Perpetual Books

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  • File size: 1143 KB
  • Release date: November 29, 2019

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  • File size: 1174 KB
  • Release date: November 29, 2019

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English

Finalist in the 2019 Canadian Book Club Awards for Fiction

For fans of The Alice Network and When We Believed in Mermaids comes an emotionally gripping, beautifully written historical novel about devastating secrets, once-in-a-lifetime love, and one woman's desperate search for her missing sister.

Canada, 1906. Teenager Asta Gudmundsson has immigrated with her family to an Icelandic farming and fishing community along the unspoiled shores of Lake Manitoba. There she falls deeply in love with Bjorn, the son of the local mill owner. During a night of sudden violence that leaves Asta broken, the pair make a silent pledge to never speak of it again.

With help from her mystical, high-spirited grandmother, Asta begins to rebuild her inner world and then the unthinkable happens—her beloved little sister Freyja disappears—just months before war is declared in Europe and the man she loves enlists. Now Asta must make a choice: stay safely at home or set out to find Freyja despite the odds against finding her sister alive.

Inspired by true events of Manitoba's early immigrants, Be Still the Water is a vivid, page-turning coming of age epic filled with adventure, tragedy, love, and regret—complete with unforgettable characters and a heart-wrenching ending—one that will leave readers reflecting on Asta's fateful decisions long after the last page is turned.

Shortlisted for the Margaret Laurence Award for Fiction

"Karen Emilson's style is unique and the writing exquisite . . . characters like Asta are unforgettable and readers will so naturally feel drawn to her world. Apart from the beautiful prose and the absorbing plot, the author has a powerful gift for humor." - DIVINE ZAPE, Readers' Favorite


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