You often hear of the ties binding women. Water Wings, through the help of one family explores what separates them. Their unique differences and the secrets not shared. Water Wings reads like a slow swim on a calm Sunday morning.
The review for Water Wings by Kristen den Hartog was originally written 3/2/2009 for Literary Fiction, BellaOnline. The full review of Water Wings can now be read at Squid Lit.
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