Suzanne Ashmore

Meltwater Suzanne Ashmore

Elizabeth is trying to find herself. With thirteen different 'selves' though, it's a unique and difficult journey. Her narrator self, Beatrice, helps Elizabeth uncover her stories, revealing a shocking past. Set against moody New Zealand backdrops of the Southern Alps, the brittle cold of the Central Plateau, and the volcanic slopes of Mt Taranaki, Meltwater is a homage to the power of storytelling. As Elizabeth's life is revealed to her, one ultimate mystery persists and she is haunted by this unknowing. Is it too much to hope that this is the story that will finally free her? Poignant, cruel, yet life affirming; written with lyrical, edgy grace.