Memory of Water is an imaginative and engaging novel set in a world where global warming has dramatically changed the planet's geography and politics. In this future, wars are waged over water, and China holds dominion over Europe, including the Scandinavian Union, occupied by the power state of New Qian.

In this far northern land, seventeen-year-old Noria Kaitio is learning the ancient art of becoming a tea master like her father. This position holds great responsibility and even greater secrets. Tea masters alone know the locations of hidden water sources, including the natural spring that Noria's father tends, which once provided for her entire village.

But secrets have a way of surfacing. After her father's death, the army begins to watch their town—and Noria. As water becomes even scarcer, Noria faces a difficult choice: between safety and striking out, between knowledge and kinship.

Lyrical and poignant, Memory of Water is an indelible novel that portrays a future that feels all too possible.