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'Beautiful . . . Justifies its place alongside nature writing
classics such as H is for Hawk' NEW STATESMAN 'Wonderful ... both
frank and fearless' TELEGRAPH BEST TRAVEL BOOKS OF THE YEAR
'Fascinating' GUARDIAN TOP TEN NATURE MEMOIRS From Mexico to the
Arctic ice, grey whale mothers swim with their calves. Following
them, by bus, train and ferry, are Doreen and her toddler Max, in
pursuit of a wild hope. Doreen first visited Alaska as a young
journalist reporting on climate change among indigenous whaling
communities. There, drawn deeply into an Iñupiaq family, she
joined the bowhead whale hunt, watching for polar bears under the
never-ending light. Years later, now a single mother living in a
hostel, Doreen embarks on this extraordinary journey: following the
grey whale migration back to the Arctic, where greys and bowheads
meet at the melting apex of our planet. 'Soundings got under my
skin. I finished it in tears' AMY LIPTROT 'What a voice! What a
book!' CHARLES FOSTER 'Soulful, honest, insightful, humane and
propulsive' JINI REDDY 'Thrilling, passionate and tender-hearted'
HELEN JUKES WINNER OF THE RSL GILES ST AUBYN AWARD ONE OF
SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINE'S TEN BEST BOOKS ABOUT TRAVEL OF 2022
'Beautiful . . . Justifies its place alongside nature writing
classics such as H is for Hawk' NEW STATESMAN 'Wonderful ... both
frank and fearless' TELEGRAPH BEST TRAVEL BOOKS OF THE YEAR
'Fascinating' GUARDIAN TOP TEN NATURE MEMOIRS From Mexico to the
Arctic ice, grey whale mothers swim with their calves. Following
them, by bus, train and ferry, are Doreen and her toddler Max, in
pursuit of a wild hope. Doreen first visited Alaska as a young
journalist reporting on climate change among indigenous whaling
communities. There, drawn deeply into an Inupiaq family, she joined
the bowhead whale hunt, watching for polar bears under the
never-ending light. Years later, now a single mother living in a
hostel, Doreen embarks on this extraordinary journey: following the
grey whale migration back to the Arctic, where greys and bowheads
meet at the melting apex of our planet. 'Soundings got under my
skin. I finished it in tears' AMY LIPTROT 'What a voice! What a
book!' CHARLES FOSTER 'Soulful, honest, insightful, humane and
propulsive' JINI REDDY 'Thrilling, passionate and tender-hearted'
HELEN JUKES WINNER OF THE RSL GILES ST AUBYN AWARD ONE OF
SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINE'S TEN BEST BOOKS ABOUT TRAVEL OF 2022
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