Echoland by Per Petterson

On a summer vacation in Denmark, a teenage boy tests the boundaries of independence as he drifts between family routines and the magnetic pull of first desires. Friction with his strict father and the hush of unspoken tensions shape his days, while the dunes and sea echo his restless search for self. In small, precise moments, he discovers how fragile and formative the distance between childhood and adulthood can be.

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