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The award-winning speculative debut novel, now in English for the first time!
In the far north of the Scandinavian Union, now occupied by the power state of New Qian, seventeen-year-old Noria Kaitio studies to become a tea master like her father. It is a position that holds great responsibility and a dangerous secret. Tea masters alone know the location of hidden water sources, including the natural spring that once provided water for her whole village. When Noria's father dies, the secret of the spring reaches the new military commander . . . and the power of the army is vast indeed. But the precious water reserve is not the only forbidden knowledge Noria possesses, and resistance is a fine line.
Threatened with imprisonment, and with her life at stake, Noria must make an excruciating, dangerous choice between knowledge and freedom.
Emmi Itäranta writes fiction in Finnish and English. Her professional background is an eclectic mix of writing-related activities, including stints as a columnist, theatre critic, scriptwriter and press officer. She is the author of Memory of Water and lives in Canterbury, England.
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. With the lyricism of Ishiguros NEVER LET ME GO, and the world building brilliance of Atwood, Emmi Itaerantas effortless and poignant debut novel is a coming of age story full of emotional drama and wonderment. Some secrets demand betrayal.When Noria Kaitio reaches her seventeenth birthday, she is entrusted with the secret of a freshwater spring hidden deep within the caves near her small rural village. Its preservation has been the responsibility of her family for generations.Apprenticed to her father, one of the last true tea masters, when Noria takes possession of the knowledge, she becomes much more than the guardian of ancestral treasure; soon, she will hold the fate of everyone she loves in her hands. With the lyricism of Ishiguros NEVER LET ME GO, and the world building brilliance of Atwood, Emmi Itaerantas effortless and poignant debut novel is a coming of age story full of emotional drama and wonderment. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780007529940
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