To make ends meet, they have to take in boarders. Like many other people in the neighborhood, his parents are strapped for money. Though fantasy worlds help him escape from the indifference of his family and classmates, he can't help but notice that things are rough in the adult world.
When he was 7, our unnamed protagonist spent all his time memorizing Gilbert and Sullivan songs, reading countless books and playing with his new kitten. On a lark, he visits an old farm where he played as a boy, and is suddenly overwhelmed by memories of being entangled in a magical conflict with roots stretching back before the Big Bang.
Ocean is told from the point of view of a melancholy but successful artist returning to his childhood home in Sussex, England. It's a deceptively simple tale that feels like escapism - until you realize that it isn't. With The Ocean at the End of the Lane, best-selling fantasy author Neil Gaiman has written his first adult novel in almost a decade. Your purchase helps support NPR programming. Close overlay Buy Featured Book Title The Ocean At The End Of The Lane Author Neil Gaiman
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