Charleen Hurtubise Introduces The Polite Act of Drowning

Dublin-based writer Charleen Hurtubise introduces her debut novel The Polite Act of Drowning.
Michigan, 1985. The drowning of a teenage girl causes ripples in the small town of Kettle Lake, though for most the waters settle quickly. For sixteen-year-old Joanne Kennedy, however, the tragedy dredges up untold secrets and causes her mother to drift farther from reality and her family.
When troubled newcomer Lucinda arrives in town, she offers Joanne a chance of real friendship, and together the teenagers push against the boundaries of family, self-image, and their sexuality during the tension of a long, stifling summer. But the undercurrents of past harms continuously threaten to drag Joanne and those around her under…
The Polite Act of Drowning by Charleen Hurtubise is available to purchase now at www.easons.com and in Eason stores nationwide.

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hi miss doyle we believed you left us for your children but you left to write a book 😢