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"When you grow up by the sea, you spend a good deal of time looking at the horizon. You wonder what on Earth the waves might bring - and where the sea might deposit you - until one day you know you have lived between two places, the scene of arrival and the point of departure."

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About Andrew O'Hagan

Andrew O’Hagan is a Scottish novelist and non-fiction author. He has been shortlisted for major literary prizes, including the Booker Prize, and is known for both fiction and long-form essays. His work often focuses on contemporary social and cultural life in Britain.

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