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When an adult man comes back to his childhood home for a funeral, he is drawn to the old farm at the end of the lane—the place where he was seven and first encountered the remarkable girl Lettie Hempstock and her family. The pond behind the dilapidated farmhouse, which Lettie described as an ocean, becomes the portal through which forgotten memories surface. The past is strange and frightening, involving a mysterious death and supernatural forces that menacingly threaten the boy. The story explores memory, the boundary between good and evil, and the protective power of friendship and storytelling.
First publish date: 2013
Genre: Coming of Age/Childhood Coming of Age
Authors: Neil Gaiman
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