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Book review: Floundering woman becomes lost in lockdown as things fall apart
A poignant tale of a character trying to stay afloat as a crumbling community reveals what lies beneath
The coastal town of Ravenspurn appeared as a location in three of Shakespeare’s history plays; it’s a town in Yorkshire, England, that has been lost to the sea through coastal erosion. In Lucy Ayrton’s Things We Lose in Waves, the town has eroded 15 metres since the last time Jenny was home. Fifteen metres for 15 years, it’s pointed out to her, “it isn’t rocket science”.
Still, when she returns to her hometown from London ...
