John Sulzbach, a licensed arborist who is starting his own business in Killingworth, Connecticut, is an avid reader. When John Sulzbach talks about his favorite books, one of them is The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman.

1. Gaiman's Latest Adult Novel
Features Action and Introspection
John Sulzbach, Killingworth CT

2. Introduction
• John Sulzbach, a licensed arborist who is starting
his own business in Killingworth, Connecticut, is an
avid reader. When John Sulzbach talks about his
favorite books, one of them is The Ocean at the End
of the Lane by Neil Gaiman.
This short novel is based in Sussex, England. A
middle-aged artist visits his childhood home
because of a funeral. While there, he goes for a walk
on a whim and sits beside a pond, where he
suddenly remembers vivid adventures from his
boyhood.

3. The Ocean at the End of the Lane
• These adventures, which change him for the rest of
his life, revolve around Lettie Hempstock, who
comforts the protagonist and promises to protect
him after he is frightened by a man who killed
himself in a stolen car. This suicide reignites an epic,
magical battle that first began eons earlier.
The Ocean at the End of the Lane unites fast-paced
action with introspection, fluctuating between
scenes that alternately comfort and terrify. The story
presents very human fears of threats.