A review by eileen9311
Surrounded by Water by Stephanie Butland

5.0

This debut novel by Stephanie Butland was truly extraordinary! I savored every page! It reminded me a bit of Missing Mom, by Joyce Carol Oates, in that one found raw grief as well as a prevailing mystery and touches of humor. Stephanie Butland’s writing is seamless and uncontrived. The affecting love story of Mike and Elizabeth unfolds following Mike’s seemingly heroic death by drowning. It was beautifully done – completely convincing in an understated way, and it certainly left me with a lump in my throat!