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Memories of Low Tide
Chantal Thomas
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Description for Memories of Low Tide
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Raised near the beaches of Arcachon, Chantal inherits from her mother a deep love of swimming in the sea. Through her young eyes, Thomas vividly evokes the sensory pleasures of the beach: the smell of seaweed on the shore, the first sharp touch of cold water. With her parents' troubled marriage in the background, the young Chantal roams the maritime landscape freely. In a series of short, delightfully varied chapters, Thomas depicts her growing sense of independence through her developing connection to her environment. Memories of Low Tide is at once a coming-of-age memoir and a multi-faceted exploration ... Read more
Raised near the beaches of Arcachon, Chantal inherits from her mother a deep love of swimming in the sea. Through her young eyes, Thomas vividly evokes the sensory pleasures of the beach: the smell of seaweed on the shore, the first sharp touch of cold water. With her parents' troubled marriage in the background, the young Chantal roams the maritime landscape freely. In a series of short, delightfully varied chapters, Thomas depicts her growing sense of independence through her developing connection to her environment. Memories of Low Tide is at once a coming-of-age memoir and a multi-faceted exploration ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2020
Publisher
Pushkin Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781782275206
SKU
9781782275206
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-3
About Chantal Thomas
Chantal Thomas was raised at the seaside in Arcachon, near Bordeaux. She has taught literature in a number of American universities and is the author of over 20 books. She also works as a screenwriter. She won the Prix Femina for her novel Farewell, My Queen (2002), also adapted as a film by Benoit Jacquot, and later received the prestigious ... Read more
Reviews for Memories of Low Tide
• "Wonderful . . . her descriptions are a kind of bottled perfection, of long days spent in the sea and sand"
Financial Times • 'In spare, elegant prose Thomas explores the stories we tell ourselves in order to survive.'
Joanna Pocock, Times Literary Supplement • "A story of inheritance, of the fluidity of a mother-daughter relationship dissolved in a calm ... Read more
Financial Times • 'In spare, elegant prose Thomas explores the stories we tell ourselves in order to survive.'
Joanna Pocock, Times Literary Supplement • "A story of inheritance, of the fluidity of a mother-daughter relationship dissolved in a calm ... Read more