# Breakwater - Paperback

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by **Marijke Schermer** (Author), **Liz Waters** (Translator)

**A novel about a marriage torn apart by a violent secret for fans of Lauren Groff's _Fates and Furies_****"Excellent  
novel. Packed with emotional truth and elegantly turned narrative. A fine  
translation too."**―**Ian McEwan**, author of international bestseller _**Atonement**_

Emilia has it all: a  
rewarding career as a statistician, a wonderful husband, two healthy young sons,  
and a house in the countryside. But when a brief moment of panic triggers the  
memory of a traumatic experience from twelve years before, Emilia finds herself  
floating away from her average existence. The secret she's kept for so long  
refuses to stay hidden, and as Emilia's grip on reality loosens, heavy rains  
begin to fall and the river threatens to overflow the house. In this critically  
acclaimed novel, Schermer explores the impact of sexual violence, and whether  
or not it's possible to truly know another person. _Breakwater_ is a haunting examination of memory and trauma, written  
in prose stunning in its frankness and precision.

### Author Biography

**MARIJKE SCHERMER**  
Marijke Schermer is a novelist and playwright. Her stage work has been performed by several companies and translated into various languages. Her novel _Breakwater_ was shortlisted for the ECI Literature Prize, has been sold to Spain, Switzerland, and Denmark, and is currently being made into a film. In 2019, her novel _Love, If That's What It Is_ was published in Dutch (and subsequently in English by World Editions) and Schermer was hailed as "fast becoming one of the most interesting writers in the Netherlands." It was also shortlisted for the prestigious Libris Literature Prize 2020.

**LIZ WATERS**  
After finishing her studies at the University of Manchester, Liz Waters worked for several years with English-language texts and at a literary agency in Amsterdam before becoming a full-time translator of literary fiction and non-fiction. Authors whose books she has translated include Lieve Joris, Jaap Scholten, Luuk van Middelaar, Annelies Verbeke, and Geert Mak.

**Number of Pages:** 192

**Dimensions:** 0.7 x 7.9 x 4.9 IN

**Publication Date:** April 04, 2023

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