Award-winning novelist C.J. Lavigne returns with a strange and startling new vision of the future…
Naia never wanted to be a goddess. But the legend of her as the miracle child of the ocean and a drowned man who washed up on the shore has overtaken her life, forcing her to lie to survive. Desperate to escape from the stalwart adoration of the people she loves, Naia longs to leave the island. But the ocean, filled with deadly mer, and the mainland, filled with noxious moss that drives anyone it touches to madness, block her way on either side.There's nowhere for Naia to go. She can't keep pretending, and soon she is going to be found out…
"With prose as deftly woven as tapestry, CJ Lavigne not only warns us of the dangers of climate change, but also the promises of false gods. The Drowned Man's Daughter is a cautionary tale that is far flung, but so close to home. This book is incredible, with discussions of family-both found and desired-and to be careful what we wish for, as it could destroy us." -Jordan Kurella, author of The Death of Mountains "The Drowned Man's Daughter is a novella as evocative and storied as sea-polished glass picked up from the beach, with more than one sharp edge. It left me thinking about how we hold on to the hope of a future, even--especially--when our beliefs and our communities are threatened. C.J Lavigne is a great talent." -Kate Heartfield, author of The Embroidered Book and The Tapestry of Time "In The Drowned Man's Daughter, Lavigne unflinchingly sails us dead ahead into the wreckage of humanity. A visceral, haunting journey that will leave you shattered and gasping upon the shore, scrubbing salt from your eyes." -Kristin Osani, author of The Extravaganza Eternia "The Drowned Man's Daughter is a fine book: rich, dark, intense, sneaky, secretly literary." -Candace Jane Dorsey, Alberta Views (full review)
"Her writing and story-telling ability are top of the game, a novelist capable of creating stories which transcend genre and are just simply excellent literature ... [v]ery highly recommended." -Lorina Stephens, On Spec Magazine (full review)
"The Drowned Man's Daughter is about the responsibility of faith and leadership. It's about doing the best you can with what you have, and the blurred lines between surviving and coping." - Owen White, Winnipeg Free Press (full review)
"A brilliant book if you ask me!" - JamReads (full review)
