Littoral Literature
Here's our selection of books that come from those strange interzones, where the water meets the land.
£16.99
Strands: A Year of Discoveries on the Beach
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Presenting a series of meditations prompted by walking on the wild estuarial beaches of Ainsdale Sands between Blac...
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£8.99
To the River: A Journey Beneath the Surface
One midsummer week, while suffering from a series of minor personal crises, Olivia Laing set out to walk the length of the Sussex Ouse, the river i... See details
£12.99
Land’s Edge: A Coastal Memoir
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Tim Winton’s homage to the ocean and his childhood is a magnificent celebration of life at its limits
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£14.95
Lake Views: This World and the Universe
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A collection that presents the author’s views on topics ranging from problems of cosmology to assorted world ...
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£9.99
The Lycian Shore: A Turkish Odyssey
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In the early 1950s, following the trail of ancient Persian and Greek traders, Freya Stark set out by boat to explor...
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£10.00
The People of the Sea: Celtic Tales of the Seal-Folk
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With an introduction by Seamus Heaney
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£15.99
Modernism on Sea: Art and Culture at the British Seaside
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A collection of essays by leading critics, curators, film-makers and scholars, co-edited by Lara Feigel and Guardia...
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£25.00
This Luminous Coast
Environmental scientist Jules Pretty spent a year walking the long coastline of the East Anglian bulge. His record of the experience combines a sci... See details
£14.99
Edible Seashore
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In the fifth of the River Cottage Handbook series, John Wright reveals the rich pickings to be had on the seashore...
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£7.99
To the Lighthouse
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For years now, the Ramsays have spent every summer in their holiday home in Scotland, and they expect these summers...
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