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The Ocean at the End of the Lane
Returning to his childhood home for a funeral, a man wanders down a lane to a farm where an unusual girl once lived. He starts to remember the strange events of the summer he was seven, and what lived beside the duck pond.
- First published
- 2013
- Pace
- medium
- Length
- short
- Format
- Standalone
Read this if you want a short, lyrical dark fairy tale about memory and childhood fear.
Skip this if you want a bright story, as it is sad and includes some disturbing moments for a child.
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