The Offing by Benjamin Myers Space Fleet Science Fiction Your jaw hits the floor

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The Offing by Benjamin Myers Space Fleet Science Fiction Your jaw hits the floorAn Observer Pick for 2019 One summer following the Second World War, Robert Appleyard sets out on foot from his Durham village. Sixteen and the son of a coal miner, he makes his way across the northern countryside until he reaches the former smuggling village of Robin Hood's Bay. There he meets Dulcie, an eccentric, worldly, older woman who lives in a ramshackle cottage facing out to sea. Staying with Dulcie, Robert's life opens into one of rich food,