{"product_id":"the-woman-in-the-water-the-twisty-atmospheric-thriller-that-dares-to-answer-one-of-literatures-unsolved-mysteries-paperback","title":"The Woman in the Water: The Twisty, Atmospheric Thriller That Dares to Answer One of Literature's Unsolved Mysteries - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHenrietta McKervey\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThey were best friends.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNow they are murderer and witness.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Pearl Day has always lived in the background - companion to her childhood friend, the dazzling and unpredictable Lady Eleanor Nicholson. Their bond was forged at Alderleigh, Eleanor's crumbling country estate, but now they share a sleek London home where Eleanor's life of indulgence is spiralling into chaos. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When Eleanor shoots her lover in a drunken rage, Pearl becomes the key witness in a scandalous murder trial. But she knows more than she's revealed - and with Eleanor behind bars, she sees a chance to escape her quiet desperation. Their bond, once forged in friendship, is now warped by grief, envy and power. And Eleanor's reach is long. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Set between 1930s London and the windswept Cornwall coast, this taut, gothic thriller dares to answer one of literature's abiding questions: Who is the woman in the water?\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHenrietta McKervey is the author of the acclaimed novels \u003ci\u003eWhat Becomes of Us\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Heart of Everything\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eViolet Hill\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Talented Man\u003c\/i\u003e. She has a Hennessy First Fiction Award and won the inaugural UCD Maeve Binchy Travel Award. Her Travel Award project, an exploration of the 31 Sea Areas of the Shipping Forecast, featured on BBC Radio 4. She has programmed the ECHOES festival and International Literature Festival Dublin, and contributes to the \u003ci\u003eIrish Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIrish Independent\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSunday Independent\u003c\/i\u003e and the Brendan O'Connor show on RTÉ Radio 1.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.95 x 9.14 x 5.99 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 12, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47028821983371,"sku":"9781399750042","price":31.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0670\/2579\/7259\/files\/s6WWmr5ozY9781399750042.webp?v=1779353414","url":"https:\/\/thetaletrade.com\/products\/the-woman-in-the-water-the-twisty-atmospheric-thriller-that-dares-to-answer-one-of-literatures-unsolved-mysteries-paperback","provider":"The Tale Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}