The Ocean at the End of the Lane: A Novel
#1 New York Times Bestseller
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Neil Gaiman, a haunting novel that explores the awesome power of memory, friendship, and sacrifice―one of ten classic Gaiman works repackaged with elegant original watercolor art by acclaimed artist Henry Sene Yee
"A novel about the truths--some wonderful, some terrible--that ch...show more
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A "modern" Fairy tale told by a man attending a funeral and remembering a terrorizing event from his childhood.
Quirky fantasy, but since it’s Gaiman is that even necessary to state?? A man retells a childhood experience that involves strange creatures impersonating humans and the timeless women who saved him.
I read this on vacation as well and though I didn't review my other vacation reads, I did want to do a small review about this one.
I was terribly excited to download this to my kindle and spent my evenings on my balcony in Florida, overlooking the beach, reading. It's a very short book but it's such a wonderful story, so beautifully written that it packed the needed punch.
While it was told from the point of view of a child, this is not a YA book....read more
I was terribly excited to download this to my kindle and spent my evenings on my balcony in Florida, overlooking the beach, reading. It's a very short book but it's such a wonderful story, so beautifully written that it packed the needed punch.
While it was told from the point of view of a child, this is not a YA book....read more
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