Another poignant tale of shattered dreams and soul-crushing despair from the award-winning author of the Daddy's Curse Series


A Harrowing Life
Between the hard life growing up in the village of Ishwaripur, Bangladesh and the ever-present threat of deadly floods, Azam Samad never had the type of childhood that would make any adult nostalgic. Filled with suffering, hardship and the ghost of a dead sister lost to the flood hanging heavy on their psyches, the Samad family were close to breaking point.

Mussarat, Azam's mother, had tried to convince Ahmed, the Samad patriarch, to leave Ishwaripur due to the increasing incidence of deadly floods, but Ahmed, being a traditionally minded Muslim, was obstinate. He was finally convinced to depart with his family for greener pasture in the city of Dhaka, but another wave of flood hastened their exodus.

A Plan Gone Awry
All wasn't smooth sailing on the way to Dhaka. Robbed and captured by a gang of Golam Bhuiyam's bandits, injuring Azam who was trying to protect Saleeha, his younger sister, the Samad family are unable to escape the cycle of incessant tragedies that has become their curse.

An Unexpected Betrayal
Brought to New Golam, the stronghold of the criminal leader, to serve as "helpers," the Samad family quickly adjusts in order to survive and plan another escape and Azam makes a new friend in Halimat and discovers the gruesome truth about the captives in New Golam, but someone in the Samad family adjusts too well, and is unwilling to give up life in captivity for a chance at new life in the city of Dhaka.

A Dark and Uncertain Future
After managing to escape from New Golam unscathed, save for a few bruises, they finally manage to arrive in the slums of Dhaka, but the cold, hard reality of life on the run had one final, painful lesson to teach young Azam.

Thoroughly gripping and painfully heartbreaking, Faith Under Water is a powerful chronicle of a family's determination to never give up despite setbacks, terrible losses and betrayal.