The Boy Who Belonged to the Sea: Winner of the Prix Odyse

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Set on the rugged north shore of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada, Denis Thriault's powerful debut novel tells the touching story of an extraordinary friendship between two young boys who have both suffered the loss of a parent. Although they have little else in common, the boys come together in their grief and take refuge in a world of their own creation, a magical undersea realm inhabited by fantastical beings. Their imaginations take them on a wild adventure, but as the lines between reality and fantasy begin to blur, their search for belonging takes them on a perilous journey that threatens to end in tragedy.

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A dreamy, underwater experience, this brief novel by Thriault is a hallucinogenic dive into another realm Here is a fragile poetry, charming and childlike in its simplicity, yet profound on the unfathomable depths of loss, of love.

'Thriaultblurs reality and fantasy in a heartbreaking story of boyhood friendship.'

What a beauty this book is... "Quirky" and "charming" have been used to describe [Thriault's] books, but they are so much more than that.

'Thriault is a writer with a lightness of touch, allowing him to explore darker themes in a way that never feels heavy, but always engages. The result is a debut that draws you into its own intriguing, evocative world.'

Thriault is a writer with a lightness of touch, allowing him to explore darker themes in a way that never feels heavy, but always engages.

Author Bio

Denis Thriaultis an award-winning author and screenwriter living in Montreal, Canada. His much-loved novelsThe Peculiar Life of a Lonely PostmanandThe Postmans Fiance(Oneworld, 2017) have enjoyed international success. First published in Canada in 2002,The Boy Who Belonged to the Seais his debut novel.