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Content snapshot
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Violence
Some
Moderate violence — multiple historical and present drownings; the investigation
Language
Some
Moderate profanity
Sexual Content
Barely any
Mild — some adult relationships
Substance Use
Barely any
Mild — some alcohol
Emotional Intensity
A lot
The pool's history — women have been dying there for hundreds of years; the weight of that history on the present; the sister relationship; what Jules is hiding
What this book is about
Nel Abbott — a writer documenting the history of women who drowned in a river pool in the English countryside — is herself found dead in the pool. Her sister Jules, who hated her, arrives to care for Nel's teenage daughter. Into the Water is Paula Hawkins's second novel after The Girl on the Train — more complex, with multiple perspectives and a darker emotional core.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
Multiple drownings — historical and present; some involving young women
A fractured sister relationship — Jules hated Nel; now she cares for her daughter
Multiple perspectives — more complex structure than Girl on the Train
Paula Hawkins's second novel; can be read standalone
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