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The Sea Lady

By Margaret Drabble
Series: Canons
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The Sea Lady by Margaret Drabble is a thought-provoking novel exploring themes of memory and identity, as two estranged protagonists, Humphrey and Ailsa, reunite after decades for an academic lecture by the sea. As they reminisce, long-held secrets and unresolved feelings surface, intertwining their personal journeys with larger questions of human understanding and time's passage.
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This book may appeal to you if you enjoy stories that blend personal history with imaginative realism, delving into complex character dynamics against the backdrop of life's unexpected turns. The narrative explores themes of memory, identity, and the passage of time, offering a reflective and poignant experience that can be both thought-provoking and emotionally engaging.

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The Sea Lady

The Sea Lady tells a story of first and last love, of evolution and the ebb and flow of time that gives shape to our lives

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Ailsa and Humphrey met as children by a grey, northern sea in post-war Britain. She, freckled and furious; he, quietly studious; both fascinated by the other. Years later, their lives collide as adults and burst into an intense yet brief love affair.

Now, after thirty years apart and at the close of the 20th century, their lives are converging once again as they hurtle towards each other by plane and train—their motivations, regrets and decisions laid bare.

With the gloriously astute eye that Margaret Drabble is celebrated for, The Sea Lady is an account of first and last love; of the lapping of time at our ankles, gradually eroding and shaping our lives.

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Margaret Drabble's The Sea Lady is celebrated for its beautiful and often humorous yet serious prose. Critics find it utterly engrossing and recognise Drabble as a thought-provoking, intellectually challenging writer. The novel, praised for its detailed depiction of human behaviour, is a compelling tribute to lost dreams and harsh realities, with a touch of magic in its narrative.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781838859725

Publisher: Canongate Books

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 06 July 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Canongate Canons

Edition: Main - Canons

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 20.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 226g

Pages: 336

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Fiction General Fiction Literary Fiction Margaret Drabble Series: Canons

About the Author

Dame Margaret Drabble was born in Sheffield in 1939 and was educated at Newnham College, Cambridge. She is the author of twenty highly acclaimed novels. She has also written biographies, screenplays and was the editor of the Oxford Companion to English Literature. She was appointed CBE in 1980, and made DBE in the 2008 Honours list. She was also awarded the 2011 Golden PEN Award for a Lifetime's Distinguished Service to Literature. She is married to the biographer Michael Holroyd.

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