Ocean State
by Stewart O'Nan
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Pub Date 4 May 2023 | Archive Date 5 May 2023
Atlantic Books | Grove Press UK
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Description
When I was in eighth grade my sister helped kill another girl…
For the Oliviera family - mum Carol, daughters Angel and Marie - autumn 2009 in the once-prosperous beach town of Ashaway, Rhode Island is the worst of times. Money is tight, Carol can't stay away from unsuitable men, Angel's world is shattered when she learns her long-time boyfriend Myles has been cheating on her with classmate Birdy, and Marie is left to fend for herself.
As Angel and Birdy, both consumed by the intensity of their feelings for Myles, careen towards a collision both tragic and inevitable, the loyalties of Carol and Marie will be tested in ways they could never have foreseen.
A gorgeously written and haunting novel about the bonds that can make or break us, and the terrible things love makes us do…
Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9781611854329 |
| PRICE | £8.99 (GBP) |
| PAGES | 240 |
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Featured Reviews
Kelly Ann M, Reviewer
Have you ever read a book and absolutely loved it but can't articulate why? That is currently me with Ocean State by Stewart O'Nan.
I finished the book earlier this week and was honestly just blown away. It's story of two sisters and their mother trying to get by. It's a story of naive teenage love. It's a story of powerful emotion and violence. It's a story about family and growing up. The writing was superb. Each sentence flowed into the next and it was truly a treat to read. I was compelled to keep reading but at the same time I didn't want it to end. When I did reach the end, an ending that was emotional yet cathartic, I was just left sitting there, tempted to start all over again because I just wanted to stay with the story and the characters.
At times when reading this, the style reminded me very much of A Crooked Tree by Una Mannion, another book I adored. A coming-of-age type story but threaded with something dark. Ocean State is a must read in my eyes, a hauntingly beautiful book!
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