description: This powerful novel of obsession and betrayal is now available in paperback. When a photographer researches a legendary crime that took place a century earlier, she immerses herself in the details of the case--and finds herself caught in the grip of an uncontrollable emotion.
language: English
title: The Weight of Water
titlecomplete: The Weight of Water
genres: Chick Lit, Book Club, Historical, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Adult Fiction, Adult, Mystery, Fiction, Contemporary
ratings_count: 28318
places: Isles of Shoals, Maine
awards: awardedAt: 883641600000
name: Orange Prize
category: Fiction Shortlist, awardedAt: 883641600000
name: Laurence L. & Thomas Winship/PEN New England Award
publisher: Little Brown and Company