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THE WATER HOUSE Book Review

I finished reading The Water House. But, I wished I’d DNF’d it. I kept hoping it would get better. It didn’t. Sigh.   What’s The Water House about? Billed as a modern twist on Jane Eyre and Rebecca, The Water House is set in 1960s Nigeria. It follows Celia, who was sent to reform school as a young girl after she was accused of drowning her brother. After Celia graduates, she moves to “the city” for a job as a rather unskilled...