A taut and elegiac novel from Margaret Drabble telling the story of first and last love of evolution and the ebb and flow of time that shapes peoples lives. Dra... » 

A taut and elegiac novel from Margaret Drabble telling the story of first and last love of evolution and the ebb and flow of time that shapes peoples lives. Drabble excels at describing the minute detail of human behaviour...The Sea Lady is a potent tribute to lost dreams and harsh realities Independent «