The memory of water by emmi itaranta6/10/2023 ![]() Set against the harsh backdrop of a world changed by global warming and ruled by China, Itaranta shares with us the life of seventeen-year-old Noria Kaitio. The writing is beautiful and the tradition of the tea master fascinating. Memory of Water by Emmi Itaranta is a speculative fiction and one of the first I have read. ![]() Imaginative and engaging, lyrical and poignant, Memory of Water is an indelible novel that portrays a future that is all too possible. And as water becomes even scarcer, Noria must choose between safety and striking out, between knowledge and kinship. But secrets do not stay hidden forever, and after her father's death the army starts watching their town-and Noria. Tea masters alone know the location of hidden water sources, including the natural spring that Noria's father tends, which once provided water for her whole village. In this far north place, seventeen-year-old Noria Kaitio is learning to become a tea master like her father, a position that holds great responsibility and great secrets. Wars are waged over water, and China rules Europe, including the Scandinavian Union, which is occupied by the power state of New Qian. Global warming has changed the world's geography and its politics. ![]() ![]() ![]() An amazing, award-winning speculative fiction debut novel by a major new talent, in the vein of Ursula K. ![]()
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