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A man returns to his childhood home and remembers a strange, frightening summer
2013Steady paceMelancholic
What it is about
A man comes back to the countryside of his boyhood for a funeral and visits the farm at the end of the lane. There he remembers Lettie Hempstock, an unusual girl who claimed that the duck pond was an ocean. He recalls the events of a night when something dark entered his life.
Who will enjoy it
Readers who like dark fairy tales about childhood.
What you will get
A short novel with a lingering atmosphere. You can read it in an evening.
The Ocean at the End of the Lane Facts: Pages, Genre and Setting
Genre
Fantasy · Memory · Magic · Childhood
Length
181 pages · ≈ 5 h
More about this book
Characters
A seven-year-old boy and the Hempstock women.
Setting
A farm in the English countryside.
What makes it different
A fairy tale for adults, told from a child’s view.
Feel
Eerie, tender and nostalgic.
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