Max Fletcher

A rainy day in the Highlands: Summerwater, by Sarah Moss, reviewed

Twelve holidaymakers stranded beside a Scottish loch reflect on inequality and environmental disaster in this dour contemporary parable

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issue 22 August 2020
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  • Summerwater

    Sarah Moss

    Picador, pp. 240, £14

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