The Boy & the Sea

Awards

• Winner of Sundial Scottish Arts Council Book Award: Fiction 2007.
• Winner of Sundial Scottish Arts Council Book of the Year Award 2007.

Overview

At the start of a summer's day, Ward is waiting on the beach. His friend, Alex, wants him to come to a party at Alison's where there'll be girls and drinks and the possibilities of fun. But Ward is shy and self-conscious and struggling to move from under the weight of his powerful father. He'd rather wait on the beach for the surf to come up. As the sun moves towards its highest point and the girls' laughter carries along the wind towards Ward, the tide changes and Ward is faced with a dramatic event that will change his life forever. This beautiful and intense coming-of-age story captures perfectly the discomforts and challenges of being fifteen years old with the world stretching out in front of you. Sensual, heady, as though dazed by the heat of her pages, Gunn slowly unfolds a tale of danger and sexuality, of mothers and sons and the fathers who rule them, and of the sea.

Full Product Details

Author:   Kirsty Gunn
Publisher:   Text Publishing Co
Imprint:   The Text Publishing Company
ISBN:  

9781921145568

ISBN 10:   1921145560
Pages:   100
Publication Date:   28 August 2006
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available  
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