The Porpoise by Mark Haddon
After a tragic accident leaves a young heiress isolated with her controlling, predatory father, a chance encounter with an outsider sparks a flight that fractures into a mythic retelling: a perilous sea journey of shipwrecks, pirates, and lost-and-found identities. Sliding between present day and an ancient romance, the story becomes a meditation on abuse, survival, and the redemptive power of storytelling, where imagination reshapes fate and transforms trauma into a fluid, dreamlike odyssey.
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- Published
- 2019
- Nationality
- British
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- Pages
- 320-336
- Original Language
- English
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