PERHAPS A GIFT VOUCHER FOR MUM?: MOTHER'S DAY

Close Notification

Your cart does not contain any items

$29.99

Hardback

Not in-store but you can order this
How long will it take?

QTY:

English
transit lounge
01 October 2019
From the Stella shortlisted author of Poum and Alexandre, this is a heartwarming novel about longing, absence and the people we unexpectedly come to love.

After many years spent living in Seoul, a young man called Harold drifts back to Australia and rents a room above a fish and chip shop called The Sea & Us. Who he meets and what he experiences there propels him to question his own yearnings and failings, and to fight for meaning and a sense of place that can only be reached by facing what is lost.

By turns electric, tender, and hopeful, The Sea & Us is a gem of literary imagination. Catherine de Saint Phalle brilliantly captures disparate characters and their common human desire for community and connection. Long after the last page closes, 'we can hear the bell tinkle. Someone wants some fish and chips.'

'Mesmerising. Full of love and charm...beautifully written.' - Herald Sun

'This novel by Catherine de Saint Phalle resembles a beautiful symphony...a story that is exquisitely written. Novels of this quality are a rare and pleasurable event.' - ArtsHub, 5 star review

By:  
Imprint:   transit lounge
Country of Publication:   Australia
Dimensions:   Height: 220mm,  Width: 135mm, 
ISBN:   9781925760415
ISBN 10:   1925760413
Pages:   192
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active

See Also