Once at the Edge of the Sea

Alice has always been devoted to the natural world. One day she inadvertently betrays what matters to her and so she leaves her island home, planning to begin again, to be the person she thinks she should be. Clinging to a mysterious wooden box, Alice begins a new life in Melbourne where she meets Esmeralda. As their friendship deepens, Alice is forced to choose between living a comforting lie or accepting a more difficult truth. Once, at the edge of the sea is a captivating, poetic and beautifully written novel about friendship and creativity, about losing what you treasure, and then finding it again in the most unexpected way.