Sea Inside

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A startling book, his most personal to date, from Philip Hoare, co-curator of the Moby-Dick Big Read and winner of the 2009 Samuel Johnson Prize for 'Leviathan'.
The sea surrounds us. It gives us life, provides us with the air we breathe and the food we eat. It is ceaseless change and constant presence. It covers two-thirds of our planet. Yet caught up in our everyday lives, we barely notice it.

In aEURO~The Sea InsideaEURO (TM), Philip Hoare sets out to rediscover the sea, its islands, birds and beasts. He begins on the south coast where he grew up, a place of almost monastic escape. From there he travels to the other side of the world aEURO" the Azores, Sri Lanka, New Zealand aEURO" in search of encounters with animals and people. Navigating between human and natural history, he asks what these stories mean for us now.

Along the way we meet an amazing cast; from scientists to tattooed warriors; from ravens to whales and bizarre creatures that may, or may not, be extinct. Part memoir, part fantastical travelogue, aEURO~The Sea InsideaEURO (TM) takes us on an astounding journey of discovery.

Book details and technical specifications

Format: Paperback / softback
ISBN13: 9780007412136
Published: February 2014

Number of pages: 384
Width: 129 mm
Height: 198 mm
Depth: 28 mm

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers