The Well: A Novel
- ISBN-10
- 1476772789
- ISBN-13
- 9781476772783
- Series
- The Well
- Category
- Fiction
- Pages
- 400
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2015-05-19
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Author
- Catherine Chanter
Description
Set in a modern-day Britain where water is running out everywhere except at the farm of one seemingly ordinary family whose mysterious good fortune leads to a shocking act of violence, The Well is “extraordinary...a mesmerizing read…combining a gripping mystery, nuanced psychological drama, and striking prose” (Publishers Weekly, starred review). When Ruth Ardingly and her family make that first long drive up from the city in their grime-encrusted car and view The Well, they are enchanted by a jewel of a farm that appears to offer everything they need: an opportunity for Ruth, an escape for her husband, and a home for their grandson. But when the drought begins, everything changes. Surrounded by thirty acres of lush greenery, the farm mysteriously thrives while the world outside crumbles under the longest dry spell in recorded history. No one, including the owners, understands why. But The Well’s unique glory comes at a terrible price. From the envy of their neighbors to the mandates of the government, from the fanaticism of a religious order called the Sisters of the Rose to the everyday difficulties of staying close as husband and wife, grandmother and child—all these forces lead to a shocking crime. Accusations of witchcraft, wrongdoing, and murder envelop the family until their paradise becomes a prison. A beautifully written debut novel that “channels Margaret Atwood and Gillian Flynn, creating a story that’s speculative and suspenseful” (Minneapolis Star Tribune), The Well is an utterly haunting meditation on the fragile nature of our relationships with each other and the places we call home.
Get the book
Other editions
-
- 2020-09
- 222 pages
- Paperback
- Elk Lake Publishing Incorporated
Similar books
-
The Well: Why Are So Many Still Thirsty?
By Mark HallMark Hall takes the powerful story of the Woman at the Well and her encounter with Jesus to help readers understand that the “wells” we go to for life and sustenance, the “wells” of success, talent, control, favor, religion, etc., ...
-
The Well
By Mildred D. TaylorAnother powerful story in the Logan Family Saga and companion to Mildred D. Taylor's Newbery Award-winning Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry.
-
The Well of Being: A Children's Book for Adults
By Jean-Pierre WeillAn enchanting, visually arresting, “extraordinary children’s book for adults...that peers into the depths of the human experience and the meaning of our existence.” (Brainpickings.org).
-
The Well Baby Book: Revised and Expanded for the 1990s
By Nancy Samuels, Mike SamuelsPresents child care alternatives ranging from communicating with the baby before birth to methods of feeding, bathing, and diapering
-
The Well Body Book
By Mike Samuels, Hal Zina BennettThe Well Body Book
-
The Well Child Book
By Nancy Samuels, Mike SamuelsThis manual is designed to be used by parents and children together to help ensure health from conception until age four. It includes medical advice on how to deal with...
-
Journey to the Well: 12 Lessons on Personal Transformation
By Vashti M. McKenzieNow she brings her inspirational message to readers through the biblical story of the meeting at the well between Jesus and the Samaritan woman.
-
The Well at the End of the World
By Robert D. San SouciThis is an adventure story that readers will turn to again and again.
-
The Well and the Shallows
By G. K. ChestertonEssays in this volume include: My Six Conversions The Return to Religion The Higher Nihilism The Ascetic At Large Babies and Distribution A Century of Emancipation Trade Terms Shocking the Modernists Sex and Property Why Protestants ...
-
Well: What We Need to Talk About When We Talk About Health
By Sandro Galea"A deeply affecting work from one of the important and innovative voices in American health and medicine." -- Arianna Huffington In Well, physician Sandro Galea examines what Americans miss when they fixate on healthcare: health.