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Book Review of The Sea, The Sea (Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics)

The Sea, The Sea (Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics)
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This is a British novel in the form of a memoir. A semi-famous playwright/director retires to a rustic house by the sea. Characters from his past come and go, but most of the plot revolves around the director's attempts to re-connect with his "first love" who coincidentally is found to live nearby (but is married).

Characters are well drawn out and the plot (though bit unbelievable) is enjoyable.

Not a quick read, my copy was nearly 500 pages long!