The End of the Ocean

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From the author of the #1 international bestseller The History of Bees, a captivating new novel about the threat of a worldwide water shortage as seen through the eyes of a father and daughter.

In 2019, seventy-year-old Signe sets out on a hazardous voyage to cross an entire ocean in only a sailboat. She is haunted by the loss of the love of her life, and is driven by a singular and all-consuming mission to make it back to him.

In 2041, David flees with his young daughter, Lou, from a war-torn Southern Europe plagued by drought. They have been separated from their rest of their family and are on a desperate search to reunite with them once again, when they find Signes abandoned sailboat in a parched French garden, miles away from the nearest shore.

As David and Lou discover personal effects from Signes travels, their journey of survival and hope weaves together with Signes, forming a heartbreaking, inspiring story about the power of nature and the human spirit in this second novel from the author of the spectacular and deeply moving (New York Timesbestselling author Lisa See)The History of Bees.

Praise for The History of Bees:

Fans of Cloud Atlas and Never Let Me Go will love The History of Bees Good Housekeeping

Dystopian and electric, this book is set to blow minds everywhere' Stylist

'Haunting and poignant ... an important and wonderful book' Dave Goulson, bestselling author of Bee Quest

Spectacular and deeply moving. Lunde has elegantly woven together a tale of science and science fiction, dystopia and hope, and the trials of the individual and the strengths of family Lisa See, New York Times bestselling author

Such is the genius of debut novelist Maja Lunde that her tale of three erasthe long past, the tenuous present and the biologically damned futureis strung on the fragile hope of the survival of bees Jacquelyn Mitchard, New York Times bestselling author

As a lover of honeybees and a fan of speculative fiction, I was doubly smitten by The History of Bees. Maja Lundes novel is an urgent reminder of how much our survival depends on those remarkable insects. It is also a gripping account of howdespite the cruelest losseshumanity may abide and individual families can heal Jean Hegland, author of Into the Forest

By turns devastating and hopeful, The History of Beesresonates powerfully with our most pressing environmental concerns. Following three separate but interconnected timelines, Lunde shows us the past, the present, and a terrifying future in a riveting story as complex as a honeycomb Bryn Greenwood, New York Times bestselling author

Here is a story that is sweeping in scope but intimate in detail Laura McBride, author of We Are Called to Rise

Author Bio

Maja Lunde is a Norwegian author and screenwriter. Lunde has written ten books for children and young adults. She has also written scripts for Norwegian television, including for the childrens series Barnas supershow (The Childrens Super Show), the drama series Hjem (Home) and the comedy series Side om Side (Side by Side).She lives with her husband and three children in Oslo.