Gavin Maxwell - A Life

"Gavin Maxwell was a romantic, self-destructive, aristocratic adventurer who worked as secret agent, shark fisherman, racing driver, poet and travel writer. His books on Iraq, Sicily and Morocco were acclaimed, but his fame as a writer rests on his bestselling story of the otters he lived with in a remote cottage on the west coast of Scotland, Ring of Bright Water. Maxwell's private life was every bit as turbulent. His homosexuality was masked by the love of a number of women, for whom he was a serially unsatisfactory partner. This biography is a magnificent evocation of the man, his time and the places and animals that formed such an important part of it. Never was the simple life of a nature-loving conservationist pursued by so complicated a character."--

Summary

Gavin Maxwell was a romantic, self-destructive adventurer, brave and handsome, with a deep sympathy for the underdog, a wonderfully curious mind and a dogged commitment to discovering the truth

Product details

• Authors: Douglas Botting
• Publisher: Eland Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.04.2017
• EAN: 9781780601069
• ISBN: 978-1-78060-106-9
• No. of pages: 512
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Travel > Illustrated books