By Ann Marie Stewart

Out of the Water

Historical Fiction/Family Saga

Christy Award® winning author, Ann Marie Stewart delivers a powerful and heartfelt novel revealing five generations of secrets. In the search for healing and truth, a century of stories unravel from the stony cliffs of Ireland, to Boston, France, and Seattle.

Irish immigrant Siobhan Kildea’s impetuous flight from a Boston lover in 1919 leads her to a new family in an unfamiliar Montana prison town. After a horrific tragedy impacts her children, her land, and her livelihood, Siobhan makes a heart wrenching decision – with consequences that ripple for decades to come.

Five mysteriously interconnected stories, spanning three continents and five generations, begin to unravel in 1981 when Claire Ellis sets out to find her biological mother.

With puzzling suspense, unforgettable characters and uncanny insight, OUT OF THE WATER is an intoxicating novel of motherhood, adoption, secrets, and the profound ramifications of our decisions. Readers will be left wondering: is it always better to know the truth?

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Five mothers . . .

Five secrets . . .

Will one daughter’s search for her biological mother unravel them all?

Ippy Award

Bronze Medal

National Indie Excellence Awards

Finalist

Chanticleer Award

Finalist

What People Say

“This is a beautifully written, multi-generational story about love, heart-wrenching decisions with their rippling repercussions, and ultimate redemption. Ann has woven together multiple storylines with characters that capture your heart. This is a page-turner! It is an odyssey with twists and turns that will stay with you long after the last page. This captivating book is one you will want to share with all your friends. Book clubs, especially, will love delving into this one!”

-Kimberly

“Once you step into this story, you won’t want to leave. Out of the Water will cause ripples of mercy to move your heart.”

–Chris Fabry,

Christy Award® and Christian Book Award® winning author of Almost Heaven and Dogwood.

“OUT OF THE WATER caught me by surprise. I knew I was in for a nice read, but the depths of the characters and their journeys and the masterful way the storylines were woven together blew me away. I couldn’t put it down – highly recommend! (And bonus – gorgeous cover, so it’s a fun paperback to own!)”

– J Mattis

Out of the Water

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