{"product_id":"memory-of-water-9780062326157","title":"Memory of Water","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn amazing, award-winning speculative fiction debut novel by a major new talent, in the vein of Ursula K. Le Guin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGlobal warming has changed the world's geography and its politics. Wars are waged over water, and China rules Europe, including the Scandinavian Union, which is occupied by the power state of New Qian. In this far north place, seventeen-year-old Noria Kaitio is learning to become a tea master like her father, a position that holds great responsibility and great secrets. Tea masters alone know the location of hidden water sources, including the natural spring that Noria's father tends, which once provided water for her whole village.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut secrets do not stay hidden forever, and after her father's death the army starts watching their town--and Noria. And as water becomes even scarcer, Noria must choose between safety and striking out, between knowledge and kinship.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eImaginative and engaging, lyrical and poignant, \u003cem\u003eMemory of Water\u003c\/em\u003e is an indelible novel that portrays a future that is all too possible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eItäranta, Emmi:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eEmmi 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 \u003cem\u003eMemory of Water\u003c\/em\u003e and lives in Canterbury, England.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Voyager","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50727752859922,"sku":"9780062326157","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3777a614-5820-40f5-8f4d-e39438ef8645.jpg?v=1734920818","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/memory-of-water-9780062326157","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}