The Boy and the Sea is the astounding new novella from internationally acclaimed New Zealand-born author Kirsty Gunn.
Gunn has established herself as a uniquely powerful and significant voice, and has been described as 'a young master' by the Los Angeles Times. She has been compared with Raymond Carver for the exquisite sensitivity with which she sketches ordinary lives and makes them extraordinary. Her first novel Rain was made into a feature film.
The Boy and the Sea is a story of a sun-drenched, sea-soaked day, which changes a young boy's life forever.
At the start of a summer's day, Ward is waiting on the beach. His friend, Alex, wants him to come to a party at Alison's where there'll be girls and drinks and the possibilities of fun. But Ward is shy and self conscious and struggling to move from under the weight of his powerful father. He'd rather wait on the beach for the surf to come up.
