THE OFFING

One summer following the Second World War, Robert Appleyard sets out on foot from his Durham village. Sixteen and the son of a coal miner, he makes his way across the northern countryside until he reaches the former smuggling village of Robin Hoods Bay. There he meets Dulcie, an eccentric, worldly, older woman who lives in a ramshackle cottage facing out to sea. Staying with Dulcie, Roberts life opens into one of rich food, sea-swimming, sunburn and poetry. The two come from different worlds, yet as the summer months pas s, they form ...[Read more]