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First of all, Fiona Valpy's writing is positively lyrical. Her voice and tone are so soothing and melodious that I felt I was there with Kendra and Ella, both in the nursing home, Edinburgh, and the Ile de Re. Sea of Memories is a beautiful love story. It is the love story between Ella and Angus, Ella and Christophe and ultimately between Kendra and Dan. It is also a love story between Ella and Kendra. Ella asks her granddaughter, Kendra, to write her story before she becomes so frail that she can no longer remember it. Through tapes, letters and conversations, Kendra learns the story of Ella and Christophe, and in doing so,learns who her grandmother really was, something we would all be privileged to have been able to do. Without giving too much away, Ella's story teaches us that lasting love is the one that counts and second chances are often offered, just maybe not the one you thought you wanted.