Watershed (Transita)

by Maggie Makepeace (Author)

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  2006

  $201.51

  Vinny sat on the bank close to the water, caught up once again in the spirit of the place. When she'd been here in late May the yellow flags were blooming at the margins of the ditches. Today, there were little electric blue damselflies zipping about just above the water, like fairies in Lycra. I'm 45, she thought, the age when people begin to ask, Is this all there is? This is a black comedy of failed communication and emotional manipulation, deeply seasoned with compassion and hope. Jonathan arrives in the Somerset Levels and shuts himself away in a lonely cottage to write about his obsession - water. He poses an irresistible challenge for Pamela, a forceful pillar of the community. But why does she find him so resistant to her blandishments - and so rude? Only Pamela's long-suffering companion Vinny has the desire and the sensitivity to get to the bottom of Jonathan's strange behaviour. But she herself is trapped by emotional blackmail. Will Jonathan prove to be her saviour, as much as she is his? Vinny is forced to make a difficult decision, and comes to her own personal watershed. Storms, fire and floods suddenly raise the stakes for everyone. As the waters rise, emotions are also set to burst their bounds.