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Twenty years after a transformative teenage holiday in Cornwall, Miranda revisits the seaside town with her mother Clare and the ashes of her stepfather Jack. Jack’s last wish was to have his ashes scattered by the very ocean that framed his former holiday home, a promise that promises to unravel the undercurrents of family, loss, and longing in this intimate narrative.
First publish date: 2013
Genre: General Fiction/General Fiction
Authors: Judy Astley
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