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Benjamin Wood
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Hardback
Age Group
All
Language
English
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Book Summary
This is a literary historical fiction novel set in a gray, salt-tinged coastal town. It follows a young man who earns his living in a harbor trade, scraping for shrimp while nursing a private dream of music and a different life. The intended reader is adults who savor immersive, character-driven storytelling and richly layered themes. The emotional tone is haunting, intimate, and quietly hopeful.
Presented as a tightly focused, story-led narrative, the book blends grounded realism with lyrical, sea-washed prose. A striking visitor from beyond the town unsettles the routine and makes the promise of a different future feel tantalizingly close, testing whatโs real and what could be true.
Readers move through scenes built around music, memory, and small acts of courage. The coastal setting thick with salt and wind shapes choices as the protagonist weighs duty against aspiration. The journey feels both intimate and expansive, offering a coming-of-age arc that lingers long after the final page.
After turning the final page, readers are left with a deeper sense of place and a renewed curiosity about what pursuit and resilience can deliver. The book invites empathy for a character negotiating limits and possibilities, leaving a lasting impression of hope, memory, and the power of music to shape a life.
Product Details
Author
Benjamin Wood
Publisher
Penguin Random House
Language
English
SKU
9781405975247
ISBN
9781405975247
Reading Age
All
Binding
Hardback
MRP: โน 599
โน 570
โน 29 Off