Overview
It is the morning following a devastating hurricane on Englandās south coast, and local painter Dolores is walking the shingle beach of the Headland. She spots something unusual lurking in a piece of driftwoodāa color, a creature, perhaps something fostered by the twin forces of storm and atomic fallout. Itās all anyone has been talking about, after all, just months after Chernobyl and in the shadow of the local nuclear power station.
Decades later, her son Morgan returns to the Headland to arrange for Doloresā funeral. The power station is about to be decommissioned, and the bleak landscape is best known now as a landing point for desperate immigrants from across the Channel. Morganās girlfriend is pregnantāan unexpected revelation that he is not at all sure aboutāand he is especially keen to discover what he can from his motherās unusual cottage, especially about his father, whom he has never known. He uncovers the diary his mother wrote following the hurricane. It tells a story about Dolores and the strange being she discovers on the beachāa story which is both enthralling and heartrending. As he reads the journal, Morganās own experiences of the Headland become increasingly inexplicable. The journal challenges Morganās ideas about love and grief, parenthood and belonging, and the very fabric of time. As he unravels the mysteries of his motherās past, he must come to terms with his own origins and face the growing violence from those who would threaten the peace of the Headland.
This book title, The Headland, ISBN: 9781915983121, by Abi Curtis, published by MIT Press (August 13, 2024) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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