"Delightful". (Mail On Sunday). "Powerfully moving". (Sunday Express). "Magical, big-hearted". (Elle Magazine). I've gone. I've never seen the water, so I've gone there. I will try to remember to come back. Etta's greatest unfulfilled wish, living in the rolling farmland of Saskatchewan, is to see t[...]
"Genuinely moving." (Guardian). "Delightful." (Mail on Sunday). "Charming, fresh, touching...cuts through to the heart." (Sunday Times). 'Tell me about home, please. Tell me about the weather. About the heat or dust or still-ness. Anything. And tell me about you. I keep your photo on the side withou[...]
"Writing that easily equals that of the Booker-winning Richard Flanagan...[and] as readable and gripping as any thriller." (The Times). I've gone. I've never seen the water, so I've gone there. I will try to remember to come back. Etta's greatest unfulfilled wish, living in the rolling farmland of S[...]
A gorgeous literary debut about unlikely heroes, lifelong promises, and last great adventures.
"Otto, "
The letter began, in blue ink,
"I've gone. I've never seen the water, so I've gone there. Don't worry, I've left you the" "truck. I can walk. I will try to remember to come back."
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This "poetic, poignant" ("US Weekly") debut features last great adventures, unlikely heroes, and a "sweet, disarming story of lasting love" ("The New York Times Book Review").
Eighty-three-year-old Etta has never seen the ocean. So early one morning she takes a rifle, some chocolate, and her bes[...]