TO SURVIVE THE END OF THE WORLD, THEY'LL NEED EACH OTHER.
Pam has spent years hiding from the world behind sharp sarcasm and stubborn independence. In her seventies, widowed, isolated, and struggling with failing health, her biggest concern is the council's refusal to fix the flooding in her backyard.
Then ten-year-old Charlotte is suddenly left in her care.
The quiet, anxious girl is the last person Pam wants responsibility for-but as an uneasy friendship begins to grow, strange disasters start tearing their neighbourhood apart. Puddles become lakes. Streets collapse into sinkholes. Entire communities vanish beneath rising water.
With the world descending into chaos and no rescue coming, Pam and Charlotte are forced to leave the safety of home and journey through a terrifying new landscape where survival is never guaranteed.
Heartbreaking, suspenseful, and fiercely human, The Water Takes is a gripping post-apocalyptic thriller about found family, resilience, and hope at the end of the world. Perfect for readers of Station Eleven, The Road, and The Last of Us, this unforgettable climate dystopian novel combines literary depth with edge-of-your-seat tension.
"Made me laugh and roar and weep."-Kate Mildenhall
