![]() ![]() On the property is a pond that Lettie calls an ocean: She insists that, to get to the farm when she was a baby, she journeyed across its vastness. The farm supplies milk to local distributors. In the ancient farmhouse at the end of the lane live the Hempstocks: an 11-year-old girl, Lettie her mother, Ginnie Hempstock and her grandmother, Old Mrs. ![]() He visits an old farm and sits by a pond behind the farmhouse, where he remembers a series of extraordinary incidents that took place there when he was seven.Īs a young boy, the narrator lives with his parents and sister in a respectable home on an unpaved road. The narrator goes to the town where he grew up to attend a funeral. Though the novel’s Lexile score of 810L makes it accessible to fourth-graders, the subject matter and certain intense scenes suggest it may not be suitable for younger readers. This guide is based on the 2014 eBook version of the original edition.Ĭontent Warning: The Ocean at the End of the Lane depicts death by suicide, body horror, the attempted murder of a child, and other brief moments of violence. He has won more than 80 awards for his various works. Gaiman’s best-selling fantasy novel American Gods won 10 awards and has been adapted for the screen. He has also written and directed for film and television. ![]() Gaiman earned notice as the writer of the DC Comics series The Sandman and dozens of other comic books and graphic novels. ![]()
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