Neil Gaiman’s latest novel, The Ocean at the End of the Lane, initially began as a short story but morphed into a full-fledged novel told in romantic, fairy tale-esque language but with an edge that hints at a darker underlying narrative direction.

You can read an excerpt of The Ocean at the End of the Lane here on NPR’s website or purchase the novel on Amazon- The Ocean at the End of the Lane: A Novel

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