Beside the Sea - Softcover

Veronique Olmi was born in 1962 and lives in Paris. She is a highly acclaimed French dramatist and her twelve plays have won numerous awards. Bord de Mer, published in 2001, was her first novel. Since then she has published four more.

WINNER OF SCOTT MONCRIEFF PRIZE 2011 FOR BEST ENGLISH TRANSLATION FROM FRENCH --------- LONGLISTED FOR INDEPENDENT FOREIGN FICTION PRIZE 2011 --------- BOOKTRUST TOP 5 TRANSLATED BOOKS 2010 --------;"This is a mesmerising portrait ... It should be read." Nicholas Lezard, The Guardian "The closing pages are heart-stopping and heartbreaking, yet one finishes this sad tale not depressed but uplifted by its ability to enlarge the reader's sympathies." Chris Schuler, The Independent "With the skill of a thriller writer, the mother-narrator propels you forward and, as the awful climax approaches, compels you to question profoundly your own life and relationship." Rosie Goldsmith, BBC "A harrowing evocation of mental illness, and of one woman's terrifying inability to bear the burdens of motherhood. A sustained exercise in dread for the reader, but a surprisingly sympathetic portrait nonetheless." Lionel Shriver, author of We Need To Talk About Kevin