It's set amidst the physical and psychological landscapes of New Zealand's southern hills and grasslands. Beneath Pale Water is a social realist and expressionistic novel that follows a triangle of three damaged individuals - a sculptor, a vagrant and a model - who have grown calcified shells against the world. Their search for identity and belonging leads them into dangerous territory that threatens both their sanity and lives. As their protective shells crack they are left vulnerable - both physically and emotionally - to the high country winds and their own conflicts that, ultimately, might free or destroy them. Originally featured as an award winning play in the Dunedin Write Out Loud Festival, this is Thalia Henry's debut novel and has already become a best-selling novel. The author was inspired by the rugged South Island high country where she spent time as a teenager learning how to glide. In this novel, the reader is able to glide with her. "Powerfully evokes the landscapes and seasons of inland Otago." Owen Marshall Winner of the IPPY Gold Medal Award, Australia/New Zealand - Best Regional Fiction, 2018

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