 First edition cover | |
| Author | Anita Shreve |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Historical fiction |
| Publisher | Little, Brown and Company |
Publication date | 1997 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover and Paperback) |
| Pages | 256 pp |
| ISBN | 0-316-78997-6 |
| OCLC | 34633469 |
| 813/.54 20 | |
| LC Class | PS3569.H7385 W43 1997 |
The Weight of Water is a 1997 novel by Anita Shreve. Half of the novel is historical fiction based on the Smuttynose Island murders, which took place in 1873.
The book was adapted for a film of the same name, directed by Kathryn Bigelow and released in 2000.