Description
| Product ID: | 9780141018539 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Estuary |
| Subtitle: | Out from London to the Sea |
| Authors: | Author: Rachel Lichtenstein |
| Page Count: | 336 |
| Subjects: | European history, British & Irish history, Social and cultural history, Social & cultural history, London, Greater London |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating LONGLISTED FOR THE GORDON BURN PRIZE 2017A hauntingly beautiful social history of the Thames Estuary, from the author of On Brick LaneOut at the eastern edge of England, between land and ocean, you will find beautiful, haunted salt marshes, coastal shallows and wide-open skies: the Thames Estuary. The estuary is an ancient gateway to England, a passage for numberless travellers in and out of London. And for generations, the people of Kent and Essex have lived and worked on the Estuary, learning its waters, losing loved ones to its deeps. Their heritage is a proud but never an easy one. In the face of a world changing around them, they endure. Rachel Lichtenstein spent five years exploring this unique community and recording its extraordinary chorus of voices, present and past. From mud larkers and fishermen to radio pirates and champion racers, from buried princesses to unexploded bombs, Estuary is a celebration of a haunting & profoundly British place. LONGLISTED FOR THE GORDON BURN PRIZE 2017 |
| Imprint Name: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Publisher Name: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2017-09-07 |