The Water Women A Novel Kindle Edition
The Water Women A Novel Kindle Edition The Water Women is a beautifully written historical novel that explores the deep bond between mothers and daughters. Set on the island of Sardinia, the story blends tradition, love, and survival during one of the most difficult times in history. A powerful, emotional, and redemptive novel about the interwoven lives of mothers and daughters and the bonds of an ancient craft that link them through two world wars and beyond. In 1930s Sardinia, Allegra and her daughters maintain the tradition of the water women. As it was for the generations of Jewish mothers and daughters before her, weaving the fine threads of mollusks into golden cloth and tapestry is an honor, a duty, and a precious gift to an outside world that seems bent on turmoil. By 1942, a threat comes to their sleepy fishing village. Germany has pressed its boot on Italy. Allegra’s daughter Zaneta notices boats she’s never seen before anchored off the shore. As her family...