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Winner of the Portico Prize
A stunning new voice in British literary fiction, for fans of Sara Baume and Sally Rooney.
When Lucy wins a place at university, she thinks London will unlock her future. It is a city alive with pop up bars, cool girls and neon lights illuminating the Thames at night. At least this is what Lucy expects, having grown up seemingly a world away in working-class Sunderland, amid legendary family stories of Irish immigrants and boarding houses, now defunct ice rinks and an engagement ring at a fish market.
Yet Lucy's transition to a new life is more overwhelming than she ever expected. As she works long shifts to make ends meet and navigates chaotic parties from East London warehouses to South Kensington mansions, she still feels like an outsider among her fellow students. When things come to a head at her graduation, Lucy takes off for Ireland, seeking solace in her late grandfather's cottage and the wild landscape that surrounds it, wondering if she can piece together who she really is.
Lyrical and boundary-breaking, Saltwater explores the complexities of mother-daughter relationships, the challenges of shifting class identity and the way that the strongest feelings of love can be the hardest to define.
About the Author
Jessica Andrews writes fiction and poetry. She grew up in Sunderland and has spent time living in Santa Cruz, Paris, Donegal, Barcelona and London. She has been published by the Independent, Somesuch Stories, AnOther, Caught by the River, Shabby Doll House and Papaya Press, among others. She teaches Literature and Creative Writing classes and co-runs literary magazine The Grapevine, which aims to give a platform to under-represented writers.
Industry Reviews
A stunning new voice in British literary fiction. - IndependentLuminous - Observer New ReviewGorgeous . . . Andrews's writing is transportingly voluptuous, conjuring tastes and smells and sounds like her literary godmother, Edna O'Brien. - New York TimesRaw, intimate and authentic . . . Andrews obviously has talent. - The Sunday TimesLyrically poetic - Evening StandardA sharply observed and poignant first outing. - Daily MailDisarmingly honest . . . I found parts of this novel intensely moving. - GuardianThis book is sublime. It dares to be different, to look in a different way. Andrews is not filling anyone's shoes, she is destroying the shoes and building them from scratch. - Daisy Johnson, author of Everything Under
ISBN: 9781473682801
ISBN-10: 1473682800
Published: 2nd January 2020
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Number of Pages: 304
Audience: General Adult
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Country of Publication: GB
Edition Number: 1
Dimensions (cm): 2.2 x 13.5 x 19.9
Weight (kg): 0.22
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