• Book Cover: The Drowned Man's Daughter by C.J. Lavigne. On a painted background of blue and white waves, green eyes with eyelids of brown skin stare out at the reader.

The Drowned Man's Daughter

Format:

Added to your cart!

Regular price

9781774391204 | Septmeber 2025 | 176 Pages

ABOUT THIS BOOK

Award-winning novelist C.J. Lavigne returns with a strange and startling new vision of the future…

Naia never wanted to be a goddess. But the legend of her as the miracle child of the ocean and a drowned man who washed up on the shore has overtaken her life, forcing her to lie to survive. Desperate to escape from the stalwart adoration of the people she loves, Naia longs to leave the island. But the ocean, filled with deadly mer, and the mainland, filled with noxious moss that drives anyone it touches to madness, block her way on either side.

There’s nowhere for Naia to go. She can’t keep pretending, and soon she is going to be found out…

"With prose as deftly woven as tapestry, C.J. Lavigne not only warns us of the dangers of climate change, but also the promises of false gods. The Drowned Man's Daughter is a cautionary tale that is far flung, but so close to home. This book is incredible, with discussions of family—both found and desired—and to be careful what we wish for, as it could destroy us." —Jordan Kurella, author of The Death of Mountains

"The Drowned Man's Daughter is a novella as evocative and storied as sea-polished glass picked up from the beach, with more than one sharp edge. It left me thinking about how we hold on to the hope of a future, even--especially--when our beliefs and our communities are threatened. C.J Lavigne is a great talent." —Kate Heartfield, author of The Embroidered Book and The Tapestry of Time

“In The Drowned Man’s Daughter, Lavigne unflinchingly sails us dead ahead into the wreckage of humanity. A visceral, haunting journey that will leave you shattered and gasping upon the shore, scrubbing salt from your eyes.” —Kristin Osani, author of The Extravaganza Eternia