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Beyond That, the Sea
by Laura Spence-Ash
The first part of the book is set during WWII when London is being bombed. Millie and Reginald Thompson want their daughter, Bea, to be safe, so they decide to send her to America alone. A family in Boston agrees to let her stay with them for the duration of the war. Bea doesn't know them, but the Gregorys are a loving family who want to make her feel part of their family.
The first part of the story is complex because it is about Bea's struggles and her mother's struggles. Bea is struggling with navigating two worlds. Bea feels more at home with the Gregorys and doesn't want to go home. In addition, Millie, Bea's mother, worries about how she will ever get to know her daughter again once she comes home.
The second part of the story takes place from the 1950s to the 70s and is just as complex because Bea really doesn't know who she is or what she wants. It is also about Bea and Millie's struggle to form a relationship with each other.
While there is a love story involved in the plot. It is more about the characters trying to define themselves.
I especially liked the epilogue. The author wrote beautiful descriptions of the ocean and life in Maine. She also wrote one of the most beautiful descriptions of baseball I have ever come across in a novel.
I listened to this story on audio. I liked the narrator, Ell Potter. She made the book come alive for me.
If you like a beautifully written sweeping family novel, you will love BEYOND THAT, THE SEA.
The first part of the story is complex because it is about Bea's struggles and her mother's struggles. Bea is struggling with navigating two worlds. Bea feels more at home with the Gregorys and doesn't want to go home. In addition, Millie, Bea's mother, worries about how she will ever get to know her daughter again once she comes home.
The second part of the story takes place from the 1950s to the 70s and is just as complex because Bea really doesn't know who she is or what she wants. It is also about Bea and Millie's struggle to form a relationship with each other.
While there is a love story involved in the plot. It is more about the characters trying to define themselves.
I especially liked the epilogue. The author wrote beautiful descriptions of the ocean and life in Maine. She also wrote one of the most beautiful descriptions of baseball I have ever come across in a novel.
I listened to this story on audio. I liked the narrator, Ell Potter. She made the book come alive for me.
If you like a beautifully written sweeping family novel, you will love BEYOND THAT, THE SEA.