Castle of Water

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Home is where the heart isBarry Bleecker wanted to trade in his dreary life for one of adventure and art. Until he finds himself washed up on a deserted beach with only four pairs of contact lenses to his name…Sophie Ducel was meant to be having the honeymoon of a lifetime. Then the plane goes down and her world becomes a speck of sand in an endless ocean.They have one task: to survive. These two very different people must find a way to reconcile their differences and make their home a castle, on an island, surrounded by water…Dane Huckelbridge's Castle of Water is a top literary fiction that masterfully intertwines humour and action in a survival story set in the sea. The black despair of the characters is transformed into a beacon of hope, making it one of the best stories of resilience.For fans of Cara Wall (The Dearly Beloved), Ian Mcewan (Lessons), and Jonathan Coe (Bournville). Show more