Neil Gaiman is a #1 New York Times bestselling author of books for children and adults whose award-winning titles include Norse Mythology, American Gods, The Graveyard Book, Good Omens (with Terry Pratchett), Coraline, and The Sandman graphic novels. Neil Gaiman is a Goodwill Ambassador for UNHCR and Professor in the Arts at Bard College.
"Poignant and heartbreaking, eloquent and frightening, impeccably
rendered, it's a fable that reminds us how our lives are shaped by
childhood experiences, what we gain from them and the price we
pay."--Kirkus Reviews (starred
review)
"[A] compelling tale for all ages . . . entirely absorbing and
wholly moving."--New York Daily News on The Ocean at
the End of the Lane
"[A] story concerning the bewildering gulf between the innocent and
the authoritative, the powerless and the powerful, the child and
the adult. . . . Ocean is a novel to approach without caution; the
author is clearly operating at the height of his career."--The
Atlantic Wire on The Ocean at the End of the Lane
"[W]orthy of a sleepless night . . . a fairy tale for adults that
explores both innocence lost and the enthusiasm for seeing what's
past one's proverbial fence . . . Gaiman is a master of creating
worlds just a step to the left of our own."--USA Today on
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
"[W]ry and freaky and finally sad. . . . This is how Gaiman works
his charms. . . . He crafts his stories with one eye on the old
world, on Irish folktales and Robin Hood and Camelot, and the other
on particle physics and dark matter."--Chicago Tribune on
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
"In Gaiman's latest romp through otherworldly adventure, a young
boy discovers a neighboring family's supernatural secret. Soon his
innocence is tested by ancient, magical forces, and he learns the
power of true friendship. The result is a captivating read, equal
parts sweet, sad, and spooky."--Parade on The Ocean at
the End of the Lane
"Remarkable . . . wrenchingly, gorgeously elegiac. . . . [I]n The
Ocean at the End of the Lane, [Gaiman] summons up childhood magic
and adventure while acknowledging their irrevocable loss, and he
stitches the elegiac contradictions together so tightly that you
won't see the seams."--Star Tribune (Minneapolis) on
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
"The impotence of childhood is often the first thing sentimental
adults forget about it; Gaiman is able to resurrect, with brutal
immediacy, the abject misery of being unable to control one's own
life."--Laura Miller, Salon
"This slim novel, gorgeously written, keeps its talons in you long
after you've finished."--New York Post on The Ocean at
the End of the Lane
"When I finally closed the last page of this slim volume it was
with the realization that I'd just finished one of those uncommon
perfect books that come along all too rarely in a reader's
life."--Charles DeLint, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science
Fiction on The Ocean at the End of the Lane
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