Mechthild Sandberg-Ciletti Libri

Londra, novembre 1978. Di ritorno a casa, in una grigia serata di pioggia, la signora Ranelagh trova davanti alla porta della sua abitazione una donna di colore moribonda. I vicini la chiamavano "Annie la matta", era sempre ubriaca, arrabbiata con il mondo, nel quartiere disprezzata da tutti. Quella morte sarebbe passata inosservata se non fosse stato per la signora Ranelagh, convinta che la povera Annie non sia stata investita da un camion, come ha concluso la polizia, bensì crudelmente assassinata.

"I wonder this: If you take a woman and push her to the edge, how will she behave?" The question is posed by Jean, a photographer, who arrives on Smuttynose Island, off the coast of New Hampshire, to research a century-old crime. As she immerses herself in the details of the case--an outburst of passion that resulted in the deaths of two women--Jean herself enters precarious emotional territory. The suspicion that her husband is having an affair burgeons into jealousy and distrust, and ultimately propels Jean to the verge of actions she had not known herself capable of--actions with horrific consequences. Everywhere hailed for its beauty and power, The Weight of Water takes us on an unforgettable journey through the furthest extremes of emotion.