O Oceano no Fim do Caminho

A middle-aged man returns to the Sussex lane where he grew up, and at the end of it, near the Hempstock family farm, he remembers a boyhood event he had almost forgotten. At seven, he met Lettie Hempstock, who told him the duck pond was an ocean. When a lodger died by suicide in the family car, something old and hungry was released and took the form of Ursula Monkton, a charming housekeeper who turned his family against him. Gaiman uses a child's perspective to show fear, family, and memory.

For readers who like short, dreamlike fantasy that is grounded in a realistic English setting. It leaves a strong impression about how children see more than adults notice.

Inward-looking and contemplative; an easy read.

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