The Sea House by Esther Freud

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The Sea House

» Esther Freud

Penguin
Paperback : 29 Apr 2004

£7.99

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'An intriguing, complex and deeply satisfying book about the bonds between lovers. I read it cover to cover in one sitting'
Maggie O'Farrell

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When Lily rents a cottage in the seaside village of Steerborough to research the life of famous architect Klaus Lehmann, she’s quickly entranced by the beautiful landscape and soon begins to question the hectic London world she inhabits with preoccupied lover Nick.

Uncovering the depth of Lehmann’s passion, not just for his work, but for his wife, Lily finds herself seduced into a new life by neighbour Grae, a man she barely knows. And she realises she must make a choice, between a past she thought she knew and a future much less certain …

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Critic Review:

‘Beautifully written and utterly gripping, evocative and seductive. A haunting and compelling read with lots of twists and turns’
Daily Express

‘Extraordinary, beautifully written. Resonates with history, but it’s Freud’s ability to evoke love – in all its confusing ramifications – that really makes this book unmissable’
Marie Claire

‘Esther Freud’s best book yet’
Louis de Bernières

‘Radiant, kind-hearted, well-made. As with all the best works of fiction, it lingers’
Guardian

‘An elegant book about love and its disappointments. Freud’s most mature and ambitious novel to date’
Daily Telegraph

‘Fantastic, wonderful. Freud’s best yet’
Harpers and Queen

‘A novel of great subtlety and depth. Beautifully controlled, it releases its secrets with remarkable delicacy'
Deborah Moggach

‘A subtle and moving examination of the aftereffects of war, with a lovingly evoked sense of place’
Emily Perkins