The Sea Lady Av Margaret Drabble

<p>Ailsa and Humphrey met as children by a grey, northern sea in post-war Britain. She, freckled and furious; he, quietly studious; both fascinated by the other. Years later, their lives collide as adults and burst into an intense yet brief love affair. <br><br>Now, after thirty years apart and at the close of the 20th century, their lives are converging once again as they hurtle towards each other by plane and train - their motivations, regrets and decisions laid bare.<br><br>With the gloriously astute eye that Margaret Drabble is celebrated for, <i>The Sea Lady</i> is an account of first and last love; of the lapping of time at our ankles, gradually eroding and shaping our lives.</p>