Memory of Water

What will life be like if the worst fears of global warming are realized? Itäranta places her story in just such a future. Fresh water is scarce, people live in a police state where water crime is severely punished, and the path of history has been erased and forgotten. In this beautifully written debut novel we follow Noria Kaitio as she struggles to define her own life, to reach into the lives long past, and to open a pathway for the future. There is a great deal of richness and depth to this novel. The writing style is poetic and fluid with great depth in places. I look forward to her next release.