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Drift
- Author
- Caryl Lewis
- Narrator
- Rebecca Trehearn
- Publisher
- Transworld
- Publish Date
- 21 April 2022
- Run Time
- 6 hours 56 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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Rich with magic, mystery and the wonder of the sea, fans of The Lamplighters will fall in love with Drift
The hauntingly atmospheric English-language debut from the acclaimed Welsh author: a love story between a young Welsh woman and a Syrian mapmaker, rich with magic, mystery and the wonder of the sea.
Nefyn has always been an enigma, even to her brother Joseph with whom she lives in a small cottage above a blustery cove.
Hamza is a Syrian mapmaker, incarcerated in a military base a few miles up the coast.
A violent storm will bring these two lost souls together - but other forces will soon try to tear them apart...
Moving between the wild Welsh coast and war-torn Syria, Drift is a love story with a difference, a hypnotic tale of lost identity, the quest for home and the wondrous resilience of the human spirit.
© Caryl Lewis 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
Critics Review
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A truly beautiful and haunting novel, and an incredible feat of storytelling
DONAL RYAN
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A tender, unusual and gorgeously wrought love story that weaves the magic of folk lore, the wonder of the sea, and the depths of human cruelty. It moves between the worlds it inhabits like the finest piece of driftwood.
RACHEL JOYCE
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In times of war, Lewis finds resilience, redemption and hope...DRIFT feels perfectly judged
OBSERVER
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Captivating from the off
Huw Stephens, BBC Front Row
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A truly magical and transformative novel. I loved it.
Kirsty Capes
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Original and timely... [shows] the resilience of the human spirit, the tenacity and love that helps us survive.
IRISH TIMES
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A heart-wrenching, all at sea read -- you are going to want this on your radar.
ERICKA WALLER
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Details
- Author
- Caryl Lewis
- Narrator
- Rebecca Trehearn
- Duration
- 6 hours 56 minutes
- Release Date
- 21 April 2022
- ISBN
- 9781529195651
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Transworld
- Genre
- Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, Sea stories, Dystopian and utopian fiction, Fiction: Traditional stories, myths and fairy tales
Synopsis
Brought to you by Penguin.Rich with magic, mystery and the wonder of the sea, fans of The Lamplighters will fall in love with DriftThe hauntingly atmospheric English-language debut from the acclaimed Welsh author: a love story between a young Welsh woman and a Syrian mapmaker, rich with magic, mystery and the wonder of the sea.Nefyn has always been an enigma, even to her brother Joseph with whom she lives in a small cottage above a blustery cove.Hamza is a Syrian mapmaker, incarcerated in a military base a few miles up the coast.A violent storm will bring these two lost souls together - but other forces will soon try to tear them apart...Moving between the wild Welsh coast and war-torn Syria, Drift is a love story with a difference, a hypnotic tale of lost identity, the quest for home and the wondrous resilience of the human spirit.© Caryl Lewis 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
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