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"We are water: 'fluid, flexible when we have to be. But strong and destructive, too.' That's evident in this emotionally involving new novel from the author of She's Come Undone....Clear and sweetly flowing; highly recommended."--Library Journal, starred review

"Through alternating perspectives this addicting novel reveals how secrets can define a person and wreak havoc on her loved ones."--Real Simple

"It's a sign of a good novel when the reader slowly savors the final chapters, both eager to discover the ending and dreading saying goodbye to the characters. We Are Water is a book worth diving into."--USA Today, 4-star review

"Wally Lamb's latest, WE ARE WATER, works the same magic as his 1992 Oprah-anointed breakthrough, She's Come Undone, capturing a snapshot of modern life (class struggle, racial violence) through the lens of a family faced with jarring news from its matriarchal figure."--Out.com

"Lamb excels at delivering unexpected blows to his characters, ratcheting up the suspense to the final page."--Publishers Weekly

"In his singularly perceptive voice, Lamb immerses his characters and the novel's readers in powerful moments of hope and redemption and shocking descriptions of violence and abuse... fascinating."--Minneapolis Star Tribune

"Wally Lamb's fifth work of fiction...is a mesmerizing novel about a family in crisis that pulls together many characters and diverse themes and sets the bulk of its action against our collective modern angst and ambivalence."--Miami Herald

"Alternating voices of the wife, husband and their three children pain a vivid portrait of a marriage and reveal the shifting meaning of family."--Ms. Magazine

"So far my favorite scene involves the throwing of multiple glasses of Bordeaux at three Vera Wang wedding dresses. At least you know you won't be bored--People.com

"Wally Lamb delivers a powerful and engaging novel filled with complexities and intricacies of human nature and family dysfunction. . . this is a book not to be missed."--The Advocate