A Distant Shore (novel)

A Distant Shore is the seventh novel by Black British author Caryl Phillips, published in 2003 by Secker & Warburg in the UK and Knopf in the US.

Set in contemporary England, A Distant Shore is the story of an African man and an English woman "whose hidden lives, and worlds, are revealed in their fragile, fateful connection".

"[2] Upon release, A Distant Shore was generally well-received by the British press.

Diana Evans, for The Independent, praises the author's exploration of: "migration, asylum, home and loneliness", whilst criticizing certain linguistic cliches, and says that the prose style "lacks edge.

"[4] Kirkus Reviews summarizes the novel as: "Harsh and sad, but worth the trip.