The Offing

Benjamin Myers

One summer following the Second World War, Robert Appleyard sets out on foot from his Durham village. 16 and the son of a coal miner, he makes his way across the northern countryside until he reaches the former smuggling village of Robin Hood's Bay. There he meets Dulcie, an eccentric, worldly, older woman who lives in a ramshackle cottage facing out to sea. Staying with Dulcie, Robert's life opens into one of rich food, sea-swimming, sunburn and poetry. The two come from different worlds, yet as the summer months pass, they form an unlikely friendship that will profoundly alter their futures.

Author(s): Myers, Benjamin
Binding: Paperback
Date of Publication: 05/03/2020
Pagination: 260 pages
Series: N/A
Imprint: Bloomsbury
Published By: Bloomsbury
Book Classification: Historical fiction|c 1950 to c 1959
Dimensions: 196x128x18
Weight: 197
ISBN13\EAN\SKU: 9781526611307