Bedside Companion to the Sea
By Jane McMorland Hunter
Published by Batsford
Hardback | £25
Whether you have got a summer holiday planned or not, this gorgeous collection of fact and fiction, prose and poetry, drifts you into daydreams of glorious seaside scenes. Keep this gorgeous anthology by your bedside for a nightly dip or a morning refresher into the mysterious world of the sea, with one entry for every day of the year.
This evocative collection will please anyone and everyone, from the most avid surfers to those who choose to observe from the beachy shore. Whether you dreamed of becoming a swashbuckling pirate as a child or whether you feel calm beside huge bodies of water, there will be entries sure to intrigue and delight.
Immerse yourself in salty scenes from classic literature taken from greats such as Herman Melville, Anthony Trollope and Virginia Woolf as well as contemporary visionaries such as Tove Jansson, John Agard and Stevie Smith.
Mark seaside-themed recipes for the next time you have to impress a sailor for dinner; linger in ghostly shipwrecks and wash up on desert islands; learn about coastlines and smugglers, and follow along with those who have sailed around the world.
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