The Sea
Following the death of his wife, Max Morden retreats to the seaside town of his childhood summers, where his own life becomes inextricably entwined with the members of the vacationing Grace family.
Buy this book at Amazon- Publisher
- Picador
- Year
- 2006
- ISBN-13
- 9780786286768
- Genre
- Fiction
- Topics
- GriefMemory and nostalgiaComing of age
Awards
- The Booker PrizeWonMajor(2005)
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