Shearwater - A Bird, an Ocean, and a Long Way Home

p>strong>''Charming and impassioned ... a rich tribute to an extraordinary bird.'' Horatio Clare, author of em>A Single Swallow /em>andem> Heavy Light/em>br>br>A very personal mix of memoir and natural history from the author of em>Liquid Gold/em>.br>br>Ten weeks into its life, a Manx shearwater chick will emerge from its burrow and fly 8,000 miles from the west coast of the British Isles to the South Atlantic. It will be unlikely to touch land again for four years./strong>br>br>Part memoir, part homage to wilderness, em>Shearwater /em>traces the author''s 50-year obsession with one of nature''s supreme travellers. In the finest tradition of nature writing, Roger Morgan-Grenville, author of em>Liquid Gold/em> - described by Mary Colwell (em>Curlew Moon/em>) as ''a book that ignites joy and warmth'' - unpicks the science behind its incredible journey; and into the story of a year in the shearwater''s life, he threads the inspirational influence of his Hebridean grandmother who instilled in him a love of wild places and wild animals.br>br>Full of lightly-worn knowledge, acute human observation and self-deprecating humour, em>Shearwater /em>brings to life a truly mysterious and charismatic bird./p>

Product details

• Authors: Roger Morgan-Grenville, Morgan-Grenville Roger
• Publisher: Icon Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.04.2021
• EAN: 9781785787201
• ISBN: 978-1-78578-720-1
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Guides > Nature; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geology; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies; Memoirs, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Environmentalists & Naturalists, NATURE / Ecosystems & Habitats / Oceans & Seas, Conservation of wildlife and habitats, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Memoirs