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The Sea

Banville, John (Book - 2005)
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When Max Morden returns to the coastal town where he spent a holiday in his youth, he is both escaping from a recent loss and confronting a distant trauma. The Grace family appeared that long-ago summer as if from another world. Drawn to the Grace twins, Chloe and Myles, Max soon finds himself entangled

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When Max Morden returns to the coastal town where he spent a holiday in his youth, he is both escaping from a recent loss and confronting a distant trauma. The Grace family appeared that long-ago summer as if from another world. Drawn to the Grace twins, Chloe and Myles, Max soon finds himself entangled in their lives.

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Publisher: London : - Picador
Pages: 263
ISBN: 0330483285, 0330436252, 9781400097029, 1400097029, 9780330483292
Language: English
Awards & Distinctions: Man Booker Prize winner, 2005.
Statement of responsibility: John Banville
Physical description: 263 p. ; 23 cm.
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Feb 09, 2011
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BOOK GROUP 2011 Although I completed this book,I can't say I enjoyed it. Amongst all the words, there is a story, if you can be bothered sorting through them.

Nov 10, 2010
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Absolutely beautiful prose. Loved the incongruent storyline.

Dec 05, 2009
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This book is wonderful. Highly recommended to anyone who loves language. It made me think about life and death a little differently.

Aug 25, 2008
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A meandering story looking back on a life.

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