Bay Of Seals
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Author: James Wood
Binding: Hardback
Published: HUTCHINSON OF LONDON, 1964
Condition:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good, price clipped
Markings: No markings
Bay of Seals is a taut and atmospheric literary novel that chronicles a man's solitary retreat to a remote coastal village, where the rhythms of nature and the silence of isolation confront his inner turmoil. James Wood presents a stark portrait of psychological dislocation, as the protagonist grapples with memory, guilt, and the elusive search for peace. The narrative unfolds against the haunting backdrop of the sea, whose presence dominates both the landscape and the emotional terrain of the story. Wood instructs the reader in the art of quiet observation, using sparse prose and restrained dialogue to heighten the tension between man and environment. This novel illustrates the fragility of human resilience when stripped of distraction and forced into communion with elemental forces.
Author: James Wood
Binding: Hardback
Published: HUTCHINSON OF LONDON, 1964
Condition:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good, price clipped
Markings: No markings
Bay of Seals is a taut and atmospheric literary novel that chronicles a man's solitary retreat to a remote coastal village, where the rhythms of nature and the silence of isolation confront his inner turmoil. James Wood presents a stark portrait of psychological dislocation, as the protagonist grapples with memory, guilt, and the elusive search for peace. The narrative unfolds against the haunting backdrop of the sea, whose presence dominates both the landscape and the emotional terrain of the story. Wood instructs the reader in the art of quiet observation, using sparse prose and restrained dialogue to heighten the tension between man and environment. This novel illustrates the fragility of human resilience when stripped of distraction and forced into communion with elemental forces.