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The Sea Lady
Margaret Drabble
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Description for The Sea Lady
Paperback. Humphrey and Ailsa meet as children by a grey, northern sea. Humphrey is quiet, serious - and will in time explore the sea's mysteries; Ailsa is angry, a freckled cobra ready to strike. Yet they fascinate one another and when they meet again years later they fall briefly - and disastrously - in love. Num Pages: 352 pages, no pictures. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 242.
The most recent novel by Margaret Drabble, 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. Humphrey and Ailsa meet as children by a grey, northern sea. Humphrey is quiet, serious - and will in time explore the sea's mysteries; Ailsa is angry, a freckled cobra ready to strike. Yet they fascinate one another and when they meet again years later they fall briefly - and disastrously - in love. Half a lifetime passes before Humphrey ... Read more
The most recent novel by Margaret Drabble, 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. Humphrey and Ailsa meet as children by a grey, northern sea. Humphrey is quiet, serious - and will in time explore the sea's mysteries; Ailsa is angry, a freckled cobra ready to strike. Yet they fascinate one another and when they meet again years later they fall briefly - and disastrously - in love. Half a lifetime passes before Humphrey ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780141027456
SKU
V9780141027456
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-1
About Margaret Drabble
Margaret Drabble was born in Sheffield in 1939 and educated at Cambridge. She was awarded a CBE in 1980. Her many novels include The Radiant Way (1987), A Natural Curiosity (1989), The Gates of Ivory (1991), The Peppered Moth (2000), The Seven Sisters (2002) and The Red Queen (2004) all of which are published by Penguin. Margaret Drabble is married ... Read more
Reviews for The Sea Lady
'The Sea Lady proves [Drabble] remains one of the most thought-provoking and intellectually challenging writers around.' FT magazine An intelligent, full-bodied, big-hearted book
Daily Mail
Drabble excels at describing the minute detail of human behaviour...The Sea Lady is a potent tribute to lost dreams and harsh realities.
The Independent
'The Sea Lady proves [Drabble] remains one ... Read more
Daily Mail
Drabble excels at describing the minute detail of human behaviour...The Sea Lady is a potent tribute to lost dreams and harsh realities.
The Independent
'The Sea Lady proves [Drabble] remains one ... Read more