In the Beginning Was the Sea

An Independent, Financial Times, and Irish Times Book of the Year!

A couple's search for a rural paradise on the Caribbean coast takes a sinister turn in this darkly ironic modern classic.

When J. and Elena swap the parties and culture of the city for a simpler life on Colombia's remote Caribbean coast, they expect to find an Eden to call their own. Their plan is to lead the good life, self-sufficient and close to nature. But from the very start, each day brings small defeats and imperceptibl...