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Review: Truth Like Water by Carys Shannon
18 October 2025
Jade E Bradford reviews Carys Shannon’s dark debut novel ‘Truth Like Water’
Jade E. Bradford is an author, communications and engagement professional and PhD researcher in Creative Writing. Her short fiction has appeared in Wasafiri, Breadfruit Magazine, and Rowayat. Her short story, 'Nine Night' was longlisted for the 2025 4th Estate and Guardian 4thWrite Prize, while 'Drifting' won the 2024 Breadfruit Magazine Prize. Her Young Adult short story 'An Embarrassment of Janets' was highly commended in the 2023 Faber FAB Prize for Children’s Literature.
Her non-fiction work has featured in Photoworks' Festival in a Box, Writers Mosaic, and across a range of digital platforms.
Jade is an alumnus of Literature Wales Representing Wales (2023/24), Black British Book Festival Writers on the Rise (2024), and Hay Festival’s Writers at Work (2025).
Jade E Bradford reviews Carys Shannon’s dark debut novel ‘Truth Like Water’
Short-story writer Jade E Bradford onher creative practice, her current work in-progress, and a very juicy list of recommended books and authors.
