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The Knowledge of Water
The Knowledge of Water
Author: Sarah Smith
An enigmatic man haunted by guilt and a dark secret from the past . . . A beautiful young woman consumed by a desire that could destroy her lifelong dream . . . A madman who stalks them both in retribution for a murder they know nothing about . . . They all play a part in Sarah Smith's captivating, critically acclaimed novel of suspense.
ISBN-13: 9780345439468
ISBN-10: 0345439465
Publication Date: 8/2000
Pages: 416
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  • Currently 3.6/5 Stars.
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3.6 stars, based on 9 ratings
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Book Type: Paperback
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This book is the second of a three part series this time set in 1910 Paris during the Great Flood. This series reads more like a soap opera to me in as you know there's a mystery in it (actually two) but it stays centered on the lives of Baron Alexander von Reisden and Perdita Halley and comes back to it, the mystery, from time to time. Most of the main characters from the first book are back and with them, the same moral dilemmas society faced at the turn of the century. This was a little tougher for me to read then the first. It was probably because of the extensive use of French and being set in Paris, neither of which I have any knowledge of. Still loved the story though and I'm hooked on the series. Can't wait to read part three.
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Sequel to The Vanished Child. Story of forgeries on many levels - artistic, personal, sexual - while the Seine rises to the highest folld stage in history.
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An engrossing period novel set in 1910 about a strange man who has a dark secret and a beautiful young woman...AND a madman who stalks them to get revenge for a murder neither of them knows about. A critically acclaimed suspense novel.
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I enjoyed the first book in this trilogy (which I believe could all be read separately) better than this one (that's called "The Vanished Child"). If you really want to continue the story, though, you'll like it!


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