{"product_id":"the-ocean-at-the-end-of-the-lane-9781472260222","title":"The Ocean at the End of the Lane","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA special illustrated edition of \u003ci\u003eThe Ocean at the End of the Lane\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e the bestselling magical novel from master storyteller Neil Gaiman. Breathtaking black-and-white illustrations throughout \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eby fine artist and illustrator, Elise Hurst. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Both a pitch-perfect fantasy and a moving examination of childhood memories and their effects on our adult selves ... superb'' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Some books you read. Some books you enjoy. But some books just swallow you up, heart and soul'' Joanne Harris\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is what he remembers, as he sits by the ocean at the end of the lane:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA dead man on the back seat of the car, and warm milk at the farmhouse.\u003cbr\u003eAn ancient little girl, and an old woman who saw the moon being made.\u003cbr\u003eA beautiful housekeeper with a monstrous smile.\u003cbr\u003eAnd dark forces woken that were best left undisturbed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThey are memories hard to believe, waiting at the edge of things. The recollections of a man who thought h\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGaiman's achievement is to make the fantasy world seem true * The Times *\u003cbr\u003eA book that reads like a half-remembered fairy tale from childhood... and slots perfectly into the canon of British magical fiction * New Statesman *\u003cbr\u003eThe writer who comes closest to the being the Dahl of his generation... \u003ci\u003eThe Ocean at the End of the Lane\u003c\/i\u003e has, like all good myths, a power that defies explanation * Sunday Express *\u003cbr\u003eWithin a few pages you know you're reading a future classic * Stylist *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Headline Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48739439214935,"sku":"9781472260222","price":10.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781472260222.jpg?v=1720052248","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-ocean-at-the-end-of-the-lane-9781472260222","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}