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Set in the bleak Fen Country of East Anglia, and spanning some 240 years in the lives of its haunted narrator and his ancestors, Waterland is a book that takes in eels and incest, ale-making and madness, the heartless sweep of history and a family romance as tormented as any in Greek tragedy.
"Waterland, like the Hardy novels, carries with all else a profound knowledge of a people, a place, and their interweaving. ... Waterland, his final lecture to a class of prep school boys, covers his own history, as well as that of the Fens of England. ...
A reviewer, A reviewer, March 7, 2000,
Why Waterland Flows, Not Sinks
Waterland is a novel that presents a story that runs like the threads of a quilt. ... A great story, woven together in a provocative manner that draws the reader in unwittingly and leaves you with the feeling that there is much more to Waterland than silt and eels. ...
A reviewer, A reviewer, March 7, 2000,
The Fairytale of History
Graham Swifts Waterland relates Tom Cricks attempt to reclaim his life, or, in his words, to make things not seem meaningless(241). ... Waterland is a brilliant accomplishment by Graham Swift.
Approximate Word count = 1441
Approximate Pages = 5.8
(250 words per page double spaced)
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