THE SEA (Man Booker Prize Winner) by Banville, John - 2005

New York, New York, U.S.A. : Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 2005. First American Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Signed by author on title page. Winner of the 2006 Man Booker Prize, and the Irish Book Awards Novel of the Year. Max Morden has reached a crossroads in his life, and is trying hard to deal with several disturbing things. A recent loss is still taking its toll on him, and a trauma in his past is similarly proving hard to deal with. He decides that he will return to a town on the coast at which he spent a memorable holiday when a boy. His memory of that time devolves on the charismatic Grace family, particularly the seductive twins Myles and Chloe. In a very short time, Max found himself drawn into a strange relationship with them, and pursuant events left their mark on him for the rest of his life. But will he be able to exorcise those memories of the past? Fine, unread, first edition, fist printing, in fine, mylar-protected dust jacket. [Not remainder-marked or price-clipped] L10/L94