Shearwater: A Bird, an Ocean, and a Long Way Home
Autor Roger Morgan-Grenvilleen Limba Engleză Hardback – 7 apr 2021
‘Charming and impassioned … a rich tribute to an extraordinary bird.’ Horatio Clare, author ofA Single SwallowandHeavy Light
A very personal mix of memoir and natural history from the author ofLiquid Gold.
Ten weeks into its life, a Manx shearwater chick will emerge from its burrow and fly 8,000 miles from the west coast of the British Isles to the South Atlantic. It will be unlikely to touch land again for four years.
Part memoir, part homage to wilderness,Shearwatertraces the author’s 50-year obsession with one of nature’s supreme travellers. In the finest tradition of nature writing, Roger Morgan-Grenville, author ofLiquid Gold– described by Mary Colwell (Curlew Moon) as ‘a book that ignites joy and warmth’ – unpicks the science behind its incredible journey; and into the story of a year in the shearwater’s life, he threads the inspirational influence of his Hebridean grandmother who instilled in him a love of wild places and wild animals.
Full of lightly-worn knowledge, acute human observation and self-deprecating humour,Shearwaterbrings to life a truly mysterious and charismatic bird.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781785787201
ISBN-10: 1785787209
Pagini: 304
Dimensiuni: 135 x 216 x 31 mm
Greutate: 0.39 kg
Editura: Icon Books Ltd
Colecția Icon Books Ltd
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 1785787209
Pagini: 304
Dimensiuni: 135 x 216 x 31 mm
Greutate: 0.39 kg
Editura: Icon Books Ltd
Colecția Icon Books Ltd
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
Notă biografică
Roger
Morgan-Grenvillewas
a
soldier
in
the
Royal
Green
Jackets
from
1978–86,
serving
all
over
the
world.
In
1984–85,
he
led
the
first
expedition
that
successfully
retraced
Sir
Ernest
Shackleton’s
escape
across
the
sub-Antarctic
island
of
South
Georgia.
After
leaving
the
British
army,
he
worked
in,
and
then
ran,
a
small
family
company
importing
and
selling
kitchenware.
In
2007–08,
he
helped
to
set
up
the
charity
Help
for
Heroes,
and
in
2020
he
was
a
founding
member
of
the
conservation
charity,
Curlew
Action.
He
jointly
set
up
a
roving
cricket
team
in
1986
(The
Winchester
Hunters)
and
lives
in
West
Sussex.
This
is
his
fifth
book.
His
previous
title,Liquid
Gold:
Bees
and
the
Pursuit
of
Midlife
Honey,
is
also
published
by
Icon.
Recenzii
‘Charming
and
impassioned
…
a
rich
tribute
to
an
extraordinary
bird.’
‘A truly lovely book.’
‘This is wonderful: written with light and love. A tonic for these times.’
‘A delightful account of a lifelong passion for seabirds.’
‘A memoir lit by wry humour and vivid prose.’
‘This is a book that birders will enjoy because it is stitched together around a fairly amazing bird, but if you’ve never heard of shearwaters you will still get a lot out of this book if you are interested in nature, in adventures, in foreign parts, in landscapes or in people … a very good read.’
'A great read'
'[A] lovely blend of natural history and memoir ... Morgan-Grenville beautifully blends science, memories, and wonder in this striking homage to an amazing bird.'
'Shearwater is sheer delight, a luminous portrait of a magical seabird which spans the watery globe'
‘A captivating mix of memoir, travel and ornithological obsession … A book not just for seabirders or island-addicts, but for all who have ever gazed longingly out to sea and pondered vast possibilities and connections.’
'[A] pleasant mixture of facts and an imagined narrative of the shearwater ... readers will enjoy relaxing into the story.'
'A book that delights, informs, amuses and concerns you page by page'
‘A truly lovely book.’
‘This is wonderful: written with light and love. A tonic for these times.’
‘A delightful account of a lifelong passion for seabirds.’
‘A memoir lit by wry humour and vivid prose.’
‘This is a book that birders will enjoy because it is stitched together around a fairly amazing bird, but if you’ve never heard of shearwaters you will still get a lot out of this book if you are interested in nature, in adventures, in foreign parts, in landscapes or in people … a very good read.’
'A great read'
'[A] lovely blend of natural history and memoir ... Morgan-Grenville beautifully blends science, memories, and wonder in this striking homage to an amazing bird.'
'Shearwater is sheer delight, a luminous portrait of a magical seabird which spans the watery globe'
‘A captivating mix of memoir, travel and ornithological obsession … A book not just for seabirders or island-addicts, but for all who have ever gazed longingly out to sea and pondered vast possibilities and connections.’
'[A] pleasant mixture of facts and an imagined narrative of the shearwater ... readers will enjoy relaxing into the story.'
'A book that delights, informs, amuses and concerns you page by page'