The Sea Lady
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"The Sea Lady" is a novel by Margaret Drabble, published in 2007. It tells the story of a man and a woman who first met as children. He became a marine biologist, and she became a feminist. The novel explores their relationship, culminating in a reunion later in life.1
It is important to distinguish this from Iris Murdoch's novel "The Sea, The Sea" (1978), which won the Booker Prize and is narrated by a retired actor reflecting on his life and past loves. Also distinct is Henrik Ibsen's play "The Lady from the Sea" (1888), which focuses on a woman torn between her husband and a mysterious sailor from her past.23
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