Sea Bean (Huband Sally)(Paperback / softback)

WINNER OF THE 2023 HIGHLAND BOOK PRIZEA WATERSTONES NATURE AND TRAVEL BEST BOOK OF 2023LONGLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT NATURE WRITING PRIZE 2023''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 PocockA powerful journey of sea and self, trial and hope on the islands of ShetlandOn the storm-tossed beaches of the Shetland Archipelago, Sally Huband is searching. A message in a bottle, a mermaid’s purse, a lobster trap tag, each find connects her more deeply with our oceans. But it is Sally’s quest for a fabled sea bean that unlocks the myths of these islands and carries her through chronic illness towards a new and more resilient self.
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