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The first novel by the author of The Peculiar Life of a Lonely Postman is a beautifully touching story of friendship, hope and despair - richly imaginative and stunningly lyrical.It is a sense of remoteness and abandon that first draws the two boys together. Each having lost a parent, they are trying to come to terms with their places in the world and find a sense of hope once more.As they struggle to understand where they've come from, they construct a wild, underwater fantasy land where they look for the keys to solving problems in the world above. It is this shared adventure and spirit that sets the boys apart as being unusual and isolated, and firmly bonds their friendship. However, as the lines between reality and fantasy begin to blur, their search for belonging takes them on a perilous journey that will ultimately have tragic consequences.

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'Enchanting, philosophically astute and deeply poignant' John Burnside 'Quirky and charming' The Guardian 'A beguiling story about love, loneliness and the modern world, all but the most hardened of readers will fall for the thrill, and the sadness' The Independent 'Peppered with delightful insights' TLS

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Denis Theriault was born on the north shore of the Gulf of St Lawrence, near Sept-Iles, Quebec, has a degree in psychology and is an award-winning screenwriter who lives with his family in Montreal.

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