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Three women learn what it means to come home–and to make peace with the family, love affairs, and memories they d once left behind–in this stunning and perceptive debut novel.

River Bend, Michigan, is the kind of small town most can t imagine leaving but three women couldn t wait to escape. When each must return–Linda Williams, never sure what she wants; her mother, Paula, always too sure; and Beth DeWitt, one of River Bend s only black daughters, now a mother of two who d planned to raise her own children anywhere else–their paths collide under Beth s father s roof. As one town struggles to contain all of their love affairs and secrets, a local scandal forces Beth to confront her own devastating past.

Uniting the voices of mothers and daughters, husbands, lovers, and fathers, this unforgettable debut novel offers both a compulsively readable family story and a riveting portrait of small-town America today. With wisdom, humor, and exceptional heart, The House of Deep Water explores motherhood, trauma, love, loss, and new beginnings found in that most unlikely place: home.