Description
A middle-aged man returns to the seaside town of his childhood, seeking solace after his wife's death, only to find himself haunted by memories of a transformative summer decades earlier. When Max Morden revisits the place where he first encountered the Grace family—a wealthy household that introduced him to both love and tragedy—he must confront how profoundly those youthful experiences have shaped his entire life. Through luminous prose and introspective meditation, Banville explores the mysterious workings of memory and its power to define us, examining how the past casts an inescapable shadow over the present. This elegiac novel is a masterwork of emotional depth, blending intimate character study with philosophical reflection on loss, desire, and the search for meaning. A stunning meditation on how we are forever changed by the people we love and the moments that break us.
Available Editions
paperback
Vintage Books
Published Jan 1, 2006
195 pages
ISBN: 9781400097029
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Details
First Published
2006
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for The Sea by John Banville.