$35.10
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
5 August 2020
Summary
‘A beautifully illuminating portrait of lives lived largely on the wing and at sea’ - Julian Hoffman, author of Irreplaceable and The Small Heart of Things
The British Isles are remarkable for their extraordinary seabird life: spectacular gatherings of charismatic Arctic terns, elegant fulmars and stoic eiders, to name just a few.
In 2015, Stephen Rutt escaped his hectic, anxiety-inducing life in London for the bird observatory on North Ronaldsay, the most northerly of the Ork…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781783965045 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1783965045 |
| Author: | Stephen Rutt |
| Publisher: | Elliott & Thompson Limited |
| Imprint: | Elliott & Thompson Limited |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Edition: | 2nd |
| Release Date: | 5 August 2020 |
| Weight: | 290g |
| Dimensions: | 129mm x 198mm |
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Critics Review
“The writing lures you in, making you feel that you too might benefit from venturing out in inclement weather, just on the off-chance of seeing something remarkable on the wing to lift your spirits” - The National ; “A beautifully illuminating portrait of lives lived largely on the wing and at sea … In this intimate guide to the wild beauty and complexity of seabirds, Stephen Rutt has written a powerful chronicle of resilience and fragility’ – Julian Hoffman, author of Irreplaceable and The Small Heart of Things ; “An evocative book … I could taste the salt on my lips and smell the perfume of storm petrels. The Seafarers is a pelagic poem about the birds that exist at the coastal edges of our islands and consciousness. The stories of these hardy birds entwine seamlessly with Stephen Rutt’s personal journey to form a narrative as natural and flowing as the passage of shearwater along the face of Atlantic rollers” – Jon Dunn, author of Orchid Summer ; “An arrestingly vivid turn of phrase… An accomplished debut from an exciting new voice in Nature writing.” – The Countryman Magazine ; “5*… One of those great joys of a book … I look forward to reading the next book from this author, although I acknowledge that he has set his own bar very high” - Tonto Williams Electronic Scrapbook ; “Writes as beautifully about Shetland as he does about seabirds” - Sally Huband, raingeeseandselkies.blogspot.com”
Stephen Rutt
Stephen Rutt is an award-winning writer, birder, and book reviewer. His work has been featured in publications such as The Guardian Country Diary, EarthLines Magazine, Zoomorphic, The Harrier, Surfbirds, and BirdGuides.
He is the author of:
- The Seafarers: A Journey Among Birds (which won the Saltire First Book of the Year in 2019, a Roger Deakin Award, and was longlisted for the Highland Book Prize 2019)
- Wintering: A Season with Geese
Stephen currently lives in Dumfries.
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