The Ocean At The End Of The Lane (Illustrated Ed): Illustrated Edition

Product Description A Special Illustrated Edition Of The Ocean At The End Of The Lane, The Bestselling Magical Novel From Master Storyteller Neil Gaiman. Breathtaking Illustrations By Fine Artist And Illustrator, Elise Hurst. Both A Pitch-Perfect Fantasy And A Moving Examination Of Childhood Memories And Their Effects On Our Adult Selves ... Superb The TimesSome Books You Read. Some Books You Enjoy. But Some Books Just Swallow You Up, Heart And Soul Joanne Harristhis Is What He Remembers, As He Sits By The Ocean At The End Of The Lane:A Dead Man On The Back Seat Of The Car, And Warm Milk At The Farmhouse.An Ancient Little Girl, And An Old Woman Who Saw The Moon Being Made.A Beautiful Housekeeper With A Monstrous Smile.And Dark Forces Woken That Were Best Left Undisturbed.They Are Memories Hard To Believe, Waiting At The Edge Of Things. The Recollections Of A Man Who Thought He Was Lost But Is Now, Perhaps, Remembering A Time When He Was Saved...The Ocean At The End Of The Lane (Illlustrated)Navy Cloth Boards With Silver Foil Detailhead And Tail Bandscoloured Endpapersbeautiful Black And White Illustrations Throughout By Artist, Elise Hurst Review GaimanS Achievement Is To Make The Fantasy World Seem True The Timesa Book That Reads Like A Half-Remembered Fairy Tale From Childhood... And Slots Perfectly Into The Canon Of British Magical Fiction New Statesmanthe Writer Who Comes Closest To The Being The Dahl Of His Generation...The Ocean At The End Of The Lane Has, Like All Good Myths, A Power That Defies Explanation Sunday Expresswithin A Few Pages You Know YouRe Reading A Future Classic Stylisttold With A Rare Understanding Of All That Makes Us Human, And Shows The Power Of Stories To Reveal And Shelter Us From The Darkness Inside And Out. Mid-West Timesthis Is Fantasy At Its Very Best And This Book Is One Any Gaiman Fan Will Proudly Display On Their Shelf Culturefly Book Description A Special Illustrated Edition Of The Ocean At The End Of The Lane, The Bestselling Magical Novel From Master Storyteller Neil Gaiman. About The Author Neil Gaiman Is The No.1 Sunday Times And New York Times Bestselling Writer Of Books, Graphic Novels, Short Stories, Film And Television For All Ages, And Is Known For Creating Extraordinary Worlds Beyond Imagination. He Has Been Awarded Numerous Literary Honours And Many Of His Books Have Been Made Into Films And Adapted For Tv And Radio. In Recent Years, Neil Wrote And Was The Showrunner For A Critically Acclaimed Television Adaptation Of Good Omens, The Seminal Novel He Co-Authored With The Late Sir Terry Pratchett. He Has Also Written Two Episodes Of Doctor Who And Appeared In The Simpsons As Himself. In 2017, Neil Became A Goodwill Ambassador For Unhcr, The Un Refugee Agency. He Received A Doctor Of Letters From The University Of St Andrews, Is A Professor In The Arts At Bard College And Is A Royal Society Of Literature Fellow. Born In The Uk, Neil Now Mostly Lives In America, And Travels All Around The World Every Year Appearing At Festivals, Events And Conventions.