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    Water Shall Refuse Them

    By Lucie McKnight Hardy

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    The heatwave of 1976. Following the accidental drowning of her sister, sixteen-year-old Nif and her family move to a small village on the Welsh borders to escape their grief. But rural seclusion doesn’t bring any relief. As her family unravels, Nif begins to put together her own form of witchcraft – collecting talismans from the sun-starved land. That is, until she meets Mally, a teen boy who takes a keen interest in her, and has his own secret rites to divulge.

    Reminiscent of the suspense of Shirley Jackson and soaked in the folkhorror of English heritage, Water Shall Refuse Them is an atmospheric coming-of-age novel and a thrilling debut.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDead Ink
    Release dateJul 4, 2019
    ISBN9781911585572
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    Lucie McKnight Hardy

    Lucie McKnight Hardy grew up in West Wales, and is a Welsh speaker. She has various pieces of short fiction published in print and online, and her debut novel, Water Shall Refuse Them was published by Dead Ink Books in 2019. She lives in Herefordshire.

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    • 4/5
      Creepy and suspenseful. A page-turner and quick read. Niff's character practiced some disturbing behaviors that were difficult to stomach. Did I mention creepy?
    • 4/5
      Water shall refuse them is a short, tense novel that conveys the heat of summer on every page. 16 year old Nif and her family are living in a rented cottage in Wales for a month, in an attempt to get over the recent death of her younger sister. Nif has developed some rituals which she believes will give her power and control over her life and the world around her. She meets a boy in the village who seems to have similar tendencies; he and his mother are outsiders so it is natural for Nif and Mally to hang out. It soon becomes clear that Nif has some disturbing tendencies - the objects which are important to her Creed, as she calls it, were obtained through acts of cruelty to animals. And someone who is cruel to animals may treat humans the same ... There aren't actually any supernatural elements in the novel (well ... probably not) but the atmosphere is such that you feel things could be lurking below the surface of everyday life. The action takes place in the hot, dry summer of 1976 and the heat and dust pervade every scene, bringing the setting to life. This is a disturbing, well written, very effective book that will stay with me for a while.