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Beside the Sea
Beside the Sea | Veronique Olmi
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A haunting and thought-provoking story about how a mother's love for her children can be more dangerous than the dark world she is seeking to keep at bay. A single mother takes her two sons on a trip to the seaside. They stay in a hotel, drink hot chocolate, and go to the funfair. She wants to protect them from an uncaring and uncomprehending world. She knows that it will be the last trip for her boys. Beside the Sea is a haunting and thought-provoking story about how a mother's love for her children can be more dangerous than the dark world she is seeking to keep at bay. It's a hypnotizing look at an unhinged mind and the cold society that produced it. With language as captivating as the story that unfolds, Véronique Olmi creates an intimate portrait of madness and despair that won't soon be forgotten.
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Devastating novella about motherhood, mental illness, and one last grasp at joy. I knew where it was most likely going from the beginning but kept hoping it was not going there. Any number of sad endings would have been easier to take.

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LizKay
Beside the Sea | Veronique Olmi
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I read this a few years ago but found myself thinking about it again after recommending it to a friend this weekend. It is in my top 10 of most powerful, important books and there are scenes that will haunt me forever--the smaller moments, the accumulation of disappointments and minor failures.

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