At the Bay
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Beschreibung
Produktdetails
Einband
Taschenbuch
Erscheinungsdatum
24.10.2026
Verlag
Alpha EditionSeitenzahl
42
Maße (L/B/H)
22,9/15,2/0,3 cm
Gewicht
78 g
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN
978-93-7841-924-9
Mist hangs over Crescent Bay as a single day begins, drawing a seaside community into sharp yet shifting focus. Rather than following a conventional plot, this modernist short story moves through episodic glimpses of the Burnell family and those around them, allowing ordinary routines to reveal the private currents beneath domestic life. Morning swimming and the family's holiday bungalow provide two points of contact in a world shaped as much by passing sensations as by outward events. Family intimacy is viewed from several angles, from Linda Burnell's adult dissatisfaction to the immediate, searching perceptions of childhood. The ensemble perspective passes among parents, daughters, neighbours and companions without forcing their experiences into a single account. Social encounters expose distances within apparent closeness, while loneliness and mortality enter quietly into the texture of the day. Each consciousness remains distinct, creating a layered portrait of people sharing the same surroundings without necessarily sharing the same inner world. Coastal imagery gives physical form to the story's elusive movement: mist, beach and landscape frame thoughts that surface briefly before yielding to another voice or impression. The compressed timespan intensifies this attention to fleeting experience, transforming family life fiction into an exploration of how much can remain unspoken amid familiar company. Domestic routines and children's play are set beside private unease, making the commonplace feel unsettled without abandoning its everyday scale. This book was out of print for decades and is now republished by Alpha Editions. It has been restored for today's and future generations. This edition is not just a reprint - it's a collector's item and a cultural treasure.
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