Stealing Water

A very different memoir about growing up in South Africa. ‘Funny, never self-pitying and a pleasure to read’ – GUARDIAN'[An] affectionate, generous book’ – IRISH TIMES’Both haunting and funny. [Ecott] writes with compassion and honesty to give us a truly memorable account of an extraordinary upbringing’ – Fergal Keane’Unputdownable – never sentimental, extremely honest and with a positively Dickensian cast of characters’ – Emma Thompson