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Sea Bean (Hardcover)
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Sea Bean (Hardcover)
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List price R594
Loot Price R484
Discovery Miles 4 840
You Save R110 (19%)
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'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 Pocock A powerful journey of sea and
self, trial and hope on the islands of Shetland When a seed falls
from a vine in the tropics and is carried by ocean currents across
the Atlantic to the shores of Western Europe - it is known as a sea
bean. It is still considered lucky to find a sea bean on the shore,
they have been used as magical charms for more than a thousand
years. Sally's search for a sea bean begins not long after she
moves to the windswept archipelago of Shetland. When pregnancy
triggers a chronic illness and forces her to slow down, Sally takes
to the beaches. There she discovers treasure freighted with story
and curiosities that connect her to the world. The wild shores of
Shetland offer glimpses of orcas swimming through the ocean at
dusk, the chance to release a tiny storm petrel into the dark of
the night and a path of hope. This beachcombing path takes her from
the Faroese archipelago to the Orkney islands, and the Dutch island
of Texel. It opens a world of ancient myths, fragile ecology, and
deep human history. It brings her to herself again. Sea Bean is a
message in a bottle. An interconnection of our oceans, communities
and ourselves, and an invitation to feel belonging when we are
adrift.
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