Soundings - Journeying North in the Company of Whales - the award-winning memoir

'Soundings stuns with its bravery and lyricism. This is a book to be devoured' Ramita Navai, author of City of Lies
'Cunningham's scientific knowledge and gorgeous prose take us on an extraordinary journey. Completely unique and unforgettable' Erica Wagner

About the author

Doreen Cunningham is an Irish-British writer born in Wales. After studying engineering she worked briefly in climate related research at NERC and in storm modelling at Newcastle University, before turning to journalism. She has worked for the BBC World Service variously as a international news presenter, editor, producer and reporter, since 2000. She won the RSL Giles St Aubyn Award 2020 and was shortlisted for the Eccles Centre and Hay Festival Writers Award 2021 for Soundings, her first book.

Summary

A prize-winning author's memoir about a mother and son following the migration of grey whales to Alaska

Foreword

A prize-winning author's memoir about a mother and son following the migration of grey whales to Alaska

Additional text

Cunningham's scientific knowledge and gorgeous prose take us on an extraordinary journey as she forges a remarkable connection with these astonishing creatures and issues an impassioned plea for our shared futures. Soundings is a completely unique, unforgettable book.

Product details

• Authors: Doreen Cunningham, DOREEN CUNNINGHAM
• Publisher: Virago Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2020
• EAN: 9780349014951
• ISBN: 978-0-349-01495-1
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 220 mm x 34 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Nature and society: general, reference works; popular science, TRAVEL / Special Interest / Adventure, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Adventurers & Explorers, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Environmentalists & Naturalists, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Parenting / Motherhood, Travel writing, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Parenting / Stepparenting, Conservation of the environment, Domestic abuse