The Memory of Water

By: Karen White

Narrated by: Susanna Burney

On the night their mother drowns, sisters Marnie and Diana Maitland discover there is more than one kind of death. There is the death of innocence, of love, and of hope. Each sister harbors a secret about that night--secrets that will erode their lives as they grow into adulthood.

After 10 years of silence between the sisters, Marnie is called back to the South Carolina Lowcountry by Diana's ex-husband, Quinn. His young son has returned from a sailing trip with his emotionally unstable mother, and he is refusing to speak. In order to help the traumatized boy, Marnie must re-open old wounds and bring the darkest memories of their past to the surface. And she must confront Diana, before they all go under.

©2009 Karen White (P)2009 Listen & Live Audio, Inc.

Love Karen White’s Southern Novels

However, this one with Yankee voices hard to differentiate male and female vs child, was hard to follow. I had to start several chapters over to figure out who was who. I read in short bits as my day allows, so perhaps if I’d had more time to listen longer it would have been easier. Still a fan. Excellent writer. Not her best work.

Great but didn’t much like the ending

This book was very well written as all of Karen’s books are. However, the ending seemed unnecessary to me.

Was ok ......... slow start .....

I listened to this whole book. It's about two sisters who are apart for years and end up in the same town together. I will not listen again, it was a little slow, and I had trouble listening to the entire book. I do not regret the purchase, but prefer books that have a little more drama so-to-speak and books that keep me wanting to jump in the car to turn on my iPod asap!! I have thoroughly enjoyed all other Karen White books!

Struggled in the beginning....

but once I got past the first few chapters, I was not going to stop listening!! I love Karen White, so I knew I would love this story, and I was not disappointed!!

Maybe one day, Karen White could narrate a Karen White book...OMG...PURE JOY!!!

A very dark book

I loved the book but I found it very dark. Not the usual Karen White novel, which are upbeat. This book takes a look at mental illness. Having experienced this with my own mother, I couldn’t believe the stupidity of those around the mentally ill person. Why she wasn’t committed is beyond me as she was a danger to herself as well as others. But the book is fiction after all and the story was good