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  • Dreaming of Water

  • A Novel
  • By: A. J. Banner
  • Narrated by: Mirai
  • Length: 9 hrs and 14 mins

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Dreaming of Water

By: A. J. Banner
Narrated by: Mirai
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Publisher's Summary

A woman’s investigation into her past reveals family secrets and lies in this novel of discovery, redemption, and the mutability of memory by the bestselling author of The Good Neighbor and In Another Light.

Astrid Johansen swore she would never return to Heron Bay, Washington. In that idyllic coastal town, her little sister, Nina, drowned in a reflecting pool under Astrid’s watch seventeen years ago. Though guilt has kept her away, Astrid can’t ignore her aunt Maude’s urgent plea to come back. Maude claims to have found a letter that will change everything about the past.

When Astrid arrives in Heron Bay, she finds Maude unconscious, perhaps the victim of an attack. As Maude lingers in a coma, Astrid uncovers alarming evidence that Nina’s drowning that tragic night was no accident. But in a town rife with secrets, and in a family still fractured by grief, who knows the truth?

Astrid’s investigation leads her down a trail of dark memories, lies, and betrayals that will shatter her perception of everyone she thought she knew—even herself.

©2023 Anjali Writes LLC. (P)2023 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

Critic Reviews

“A beautifully written piece of fiction…”Chicago Book Review

“As usual, Banner does an outstanding job of developing believable characters, keeping the action moving, and making readers want to keep turning pages.”Bookreporter

“It’s a rare and delicious treat to pick up a book and know from the very start that you’re in the hands of a master. Dreaming of Water is a fast-paced tale, moody and rife with secrets, layered with family and betrayals, loss and love, all wrapped in Banner’s clean, polished prose. Book club fiction at its best.”—Barbara O’Neal, Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author of When We Believed in Mermaids

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