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ISBN
0062255665
Book Title
Ocean at the End of the Lane : a Novel
Item Length
8in
Publisher
HarperCollins
Publication Year
2014
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Item Height
0.5in
Author
Neil Gaiman
Genre
Fiction
Topic
Fantasy / General, Magical Realism, Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology, Literary, Coming of Age
Item Width
5.3in
Item Weight
6 Oz
Number of Pages
208 Pages

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A brilliantly imaginative and poignant fairy tale from the modern master of wonder and terror, The Ocean at the End of the Lane is Neil Gaiman's first new novel for adults since his #1 New York Times bestseller Anansi Boys. This bewitching and harrowing tale of mystery and survival, and memory and magic, makes the impossible all too real... A middle-aged man returns to his childhood home to attend a funeral. Although the house he lived in is long gone, he is drawn to the farm at the end of the road, where, when he was seven, he encountered a most remarkable girl, Lettie Hempstock, and her mother and grandmother. He hasn't thought of Lettie in decades, and yet as he sits by the pond (a pond that she'd claimed was an ocean) behind the ramshackle old farmhouse where she once lived, the unremembered past comes flooding back. And it is a past too strange, too frightening, too dangerous to have happened to anyone, let alone a small boy. A groundbreaking work as delicate as a butterfly's wing and as menacing as a knife in the dark, The Ocean at the End of the Lane is told with a rare understanding of all that makes us human, and shows the power of stories to reveal and shelter us from the darkness inside and out.

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Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0062255665
ISBN-13
9780062255662
eBay Product ID (ePID)
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Book Title
Ocean at the End of the Lane : a Novel
Author
Neil Gaiman
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Fantasy / General, Magical Realism, Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology, Literary, Coming of Age
Publication Year
2014
Genre
Fiction
Number of Pages
208 Pages

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Item Length
8in
Item Height
0.5in
Item Width
5.3in
Item Weight
6 Oz

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'The Ocean at the End of the Lane' is fun to read, filled with his trademarked blend of sinister whimsy. Gaiman's writing is like dangerous candy - you're certain there's ground glass somewhere, but it just tastes so good!, His prose is simple but poetic, his world strange but utterly believable-if he was South American we would call this magic realism rather than fantasy., Ocean has that nearly invisible prose that keeps the focus firmly on the storytelling, and not on the writing. . . . [T]his simple exterior hides something much more interesting; in the same way that what looks like a pond can really be an ocean., His prose is simple but poetic, his world strange but utterly believable--if he was South American we would call this magic realism rather than fantasy., 'The Ocean at the End of the Lane' is fun to read, filled with his trademarked blend of sinister whimsy. Gaiman's writing is like dangerous candy--you're certain there's ground glass somewhere, but it just tastes so good!, In Gaiman's latest romp through otherworldly adventure, a young boy discovers a neighboring family's supernatural secret. Soon his innocence is tested by ancient, magical forces, and he learns the power of true friendship. The result is a captivating read, equal parts sweet, sad, and spooky.", 'The Ocean at the End of the Lane' is fun to read, filled with his trademarked blend of sinister whimsy. Gaiman's writing is like dangerous candy-you're certain there's ground glass somewhere, but it just tastes so good!, His prose is simple but poetic, his world strange but utterly believable—if he was South American we would call this magic realism rather than fantasy., [A] story concerning the bewildering gulf between the innocent and the authoritative, the powerless and the powerful, the child and the adult. . . . Ocean is a novel to approach without caution; the author is clearly operating at the height of his career., [W]orthy of a sleepless night . . . a fairy tale for adults that explores both innocence lost and the enthusiasm for seeing what's past one's proverbial fence . . . Gaiman is a master of creating worlds just a step to the left of our own., His prose is simple but poetic, his world strange but utterly believable - if he was South American we would call this magic realism rather than fantasy., Poignant and heartbreaking, eloquent and frightening, impeccably rendered, it's a fable that reminds us how our lives are shaped by childhood experiences, what we gain from them and the price we pay., 'The Ocean at the End of the Lane' is fun to read, filled with his trademarked blend of sinister whimsy. Gaiman's writing is like dangerous candy—you're certain there's ground glass somewhere, but it just tastes so good!, Gaiman has crafted an achingly beautiful memoir of an imagination and a spellbinding story that sets three women at the center of everything. . . .[I]t's a meditation on memory and mortality, a creative reflection on how the defining moments of childhood can inhabit the worlds we imagine., In Gaiman's latest romp through otherworldly adventure, a young boy discovers a neighboring family's supernatural secret. Soon his innocence is tested by ancient, magical forces, and he learns the power of true friendship. The result is a captivating read, equal parts sweet, sad, and spooky., The impotence of childhood is often the first thing sentimental adults forget about it; Gaiman is able to resurrect, with brutal immediacy, the abject misery of being unable to control one's own life., Remarkable . . . wrenchingly, gorgeously elegiac. . . . [I]n The Ocean at the End of the Lane, [Gaiman] summons up childhood magic and adventure while acknowledging their irrevocable loss, and he stitches the elegiac contradictions together so tightly that you won't see the seams., [W]ry and freaky and finally sad. . . . This is how Gaiman works his charms. . . . He crafts his stories with one eye on the old world, on Irish folktales and Robin Hood and Camelot, and the other on particle physics and dark matter., '[A] compelling tale for all ages . . . entirely absorbing and wholly moving.'(New York Daily News on THE OCEAN AT THE END OF THE LANE), Ocean has that nearly invisible prose that keeps the focus firmly on the storytelling, and not on the writing. . . . This simple exterior hides something much more interesting; in the same way that what looks like a pond can really be an ocean., When I finally closed the last page of this slim volume it was with the realization that I'd just finished one of those uncommon perfect books that come along all too rarely in a reader's life.
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  • by 1bluebutterfly1
    Apr 10, 2019Top favourable review

    You simply must read this book if you love good fiction!!

    Neil Gaiman has done it again! Maybe better than ever before. It is not a very long book, but every page is engaging. A man returns to his hometown to attend a funeral and ends up taking a trip down memory lane. His family is overtaken by a woman who is really someone (or something else) and the boy finds refuge down the lane with his neighbors. There is an element of fantasy to this book, but it is sure to please anyone who loves amazing fiction.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-OwnedSold by: thrift.books

  • by someblonde1
    Mar 02, 2021Top critical review

    One of my favorite Gaiman books! And I've read most of them.

    This book was in "good" condition, with some pen underlining and notes in the margins, mostly at the beginning. I loved the story itself. Like other Neil Gaiman books I've read, this, too, can be read more than once and enjoyed the second time around.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-OwnedSold by: second.sale

  • by 6104maureenm
    Aug 12, 2019

    Wicked fast delivery of hard to find book

    So glad you had a copy of this Neil Gaiman book. Amazon wanted an obscene amount of money. You’ve made my 12-yr old Gaiman fan very happy. Love this story - suspenseful and supernatural yet wonderfully human story of the power and frailties of family. Thanks!

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: NewSold by: webdelico

  • by dmonsmile_0
    Dec 16, 2017

    My favorite novel of the last 10 years.

    If this story doesn't make you tear up, laugh, and reminiscent about your own childhood, you might not have a soul.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-OwnedSold by: thrift.books

  • by amylar_0
    Jan 05, 2017

    Great great book for an even greater price!!

    I had the chance to read this amazing book about 2 years ago and Ive always wanted to own it since then. Really great find, great author, great story and for an even greater price !!

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-OwnedSold by: goodwill_industries_of_south_florida

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