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Sarah Hall's first novel is set in 1936 in a remote dale in the old county of Westmoreland, and tells of the flooding of the dale to make way for a reservoir, against the wishes of many of the local hill farmers. It is a story of love, obsession and the destruction of a community.
Is Haweswater appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 13 and up.
What to know going in
This book has moderate sexual content.