The concept of the cover is to show an irregular and frustrated voice that is trapped and submerged in strands of pondweed that is set against a backdrop with a hopeful ray of sunlight. Pondweed is both beautiful and dangerous, displaying both light and dark areas. Pondweed is a symbolic icon that runs throughout the book written by Lisa Blower. The story of Pondweed is told from the personal perspective of Ginny, a 70-year-old woman. Ponds act as a metaphor for the small worlds and remote communities that we live in. It also reflects how Ginny feels; so immersed by Selwyn, her partner, that at times she feels as if she is swimming in him. He is her pond.