Shadows of Blame

Your dad blaming you for your mum leaving is the brutal reality in the book Past the Shallows.

The father, completely broken by grief, turns his guilt into a weapon.

He constantly repeats to his youngest son, Harry, "It's because of

you." This trauma traps the brothers in a cycle of blame. They live by the

ocean, a place that's both a terrifying danger and their only dream of escape.

Miles is forced to work on the boat, way too young, knowing the water could kill him.

The book's style uses short, fragmented lines, making you feel their fractured

memories and fear.