Water Clock
YA-
15 and up
Water
Clock whisks readers away to the
fantastic setting of Atlantis, a world of almost-history where teenagers
struggle to find their way through first love, the drive for independence, and
meddlesome gods. This
character-driven story will entice teenage girls with a love of fantasy and
romance. Taking
the thematic issues of Little Women
and combining them with myth, Water
Clock creates an Atlantian Titanic
that will keep readers spellbound.
On
her peaceful little island, Tansy lives a sequestered (and boring) existence.
But a series of events beginning with a boy, and a necklace, lead to
betrayal after betrayal at the hands of those she trusted most.
She is destroyed when the love of her life is killed by a jealous ex,
and even more horrified when Atlantian law dictates that she marry her
lover’s killer. To survive
what's coming, Tansy must use the sudden, mysterious visions from a foreign
goddess to uncover a dark family secret and put the pieces of her life back
together- all in a race against the clock.
Incorporating
contemporary teen problems (boyfriends, parents, obligation vs. free will) and
a voice growing in strength and confidence, readers will feel the emotion of
Tansy’s journey toward independence and adulthood, including her first love
and struggles for freedom.
Water Clock’s underlying
mystery will keep readers on their toes through the very last page.
