Floaters: the coming-of-age novel inspired by the UK’s sewage crisis

C M Taylor’s book, which will raise funds for charity, follows teenagers whose favourite swim spot is contaminated

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water company discharges sewage into a river with impunity and the government fails to stop them. The story may sound familiar, but this one is different: there’s a satisfying comeuppance all round.

The ongoing saga of sewage being pumped into the Thames has inspired a new YA (young adult) novel, Floaters – and when its limited first edition is published later this month, 50% of all profits will go to conservation and campaign charity Surfers Against Sewage (SAS).

Described as a “coming-of-age revenge caper”, Floaters follows a group of teenagers who find their favourite swimming spot has been compromised by oozing sewage, and is based on the author’s own experiences.