Description
| Product ID: | 9781804940556 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Sea Bean |
| Authors: | Author: Sally Huband |
| Page Count: | 352 |
| Subjects: | Memoirs, Memoirs, Pollution and threats to the environment, Nature and the natural world: general interest, Pollution & threats to the environment, Natural history, Shetland Islands |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating A WATERSTONES NATURE AND TRAVEL BEST BOOK OF 2023SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2023 HIGHLAND BOOK PRIZELONGLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT NATURE WRITING PRIZE 2023'Modern, revealing and restorative, a coastal treasure' Amy Liptrot'Like its talismanic title, Huband's voice is distinct and singular. A gorgeous reckoning with the sea, islands and mythology' Sinéad Gleeson'A wild melding of body and landscape. A deep, immersive, storm-tossed read' Helen Jukes'As vital and complex as the oceans themseleves' Joanna PocockA powerful journey of sea and self, trial and hope on the islands of ShetlandOn the storm-tossed beaches of the Shetland Archipelago, Sally Huband is searching. A message in a bottle, a mermaid’s purse, a lobster trap tag, each find connects her more deeply with our oceans. But it is Sally’s quest for a fabled sea bean that unlocks the myths of these islands and carries her through chronic illness towards a new and more resilient self. A WATERSTONES NATURE AND TRAVEL BEST BOOK OF 2023 |
| Imprint Name: | Penguin (Cornerstone) |
| Publisher Name: | Cornerstone |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2024-04-04 |