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The Water Tower
"Who was the last person to tell you they loved you...?"
When journalist Adam Chapman returns to the village of Little Bassington after inheriting his great aunt’s estate, what he finds at first is an English idyll, untouched and unspoiled. The fields are as green as he remembers them, the WI still gossip in the Village Hall, and the annual summer fête draws crowds to the Market Square every year.
All is well.
Until one day.
The day it’s announced that they’re going to demolish the old Water Tower.
Suddenly, the perfect world of Little Bassington is fractured. Battle lines are drawn. Secrets long buried are on the cusp of being unearthed - and the consequences, both professional and personal, that stem from decisions around the Tower’s fate will change the face of a village, and the lives of its inhabitants, forever.
Meanwhile, Adam Chapman - a man running from his own past - is drawn into an unexpected circle of acquaintances: a conflicted PhD student, an ageing art critic, a sympathetic widow, a recovering drug addict... and the woman from the Library to whom each of them will become inextricably linked.
Partially inspired by the demolition of the Garnett Tower in Warrington, The Water Tower is a raw and uncompromising tale of love, loyalty and allegiance, which offers a candid exploration of the way we deal with loss.
When journalist Adam Chapman returns to the village of Little Bassington after inheriting his great aunt’s estate, what he finds at first is an English idyll, untouched and unspoiled. The fields are as green as he remembers them, the WI still gossip in the Village Hall, and the annual summer fête draws crowds to the Market Square every year.
All is well.
Until one day.
The day it’s announced that they’re going to demolish the old Water Tower.
Suddenly, the perfect world of Little Bassington is fractured. Battle lines are drawn. Secrets long buried are on the cusp of being unearthed - and the consequences, both professional and personal, that stem from decisions around the Tower’s fate will change the face of a village, and the lives of its inhabitants, forever.
Meanwhile, Adam Chapman - a man running from his own past - is drawn into an unexpected circle of acquaintances: a conflicted PhD student, an ageing art critic, a sympathetic widow, a recovering drug addict... and the woman from the Library to whom each of them will become inextricably linked.
Partially inspired by the demolition of the Garnett Tower in Warrington, The Water Tower is a raw and uncompromising tale of love, loyalty and allegiance, which offers a candid exploration of the way we deal with loss.
657 pages, Paperback
First published October 20, 2021
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December 29, 2022
The first part was absolutely phenomenal.
Never have characters felt more deep and real that they could leap from the page. Author deals with both loss, love and conflict in brilliant ways. I love how Adam continues to search for answers on both sides and refuses to let things go. Well done Chris.
Never have characters felt more deep and real that they could leap from the page. Author deals with both loss, love and conflict in brilliant ways. I love how Adam continues to search for answers on both sides and refuses to let things go. Well done Chris.
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