Wyl Menmuir's The Draw of the Sea is a book about the fishermen, surfers, swimmers, beachcombers, conservationists, sailors and boatbuilders who make their living on the Cornish Coast.
In this first book on belted kingfishers, Marina Richie plunges headfirst - just like a kingfisher would - into their lives, following them from her backyard to archives around the world. Weaving natural history, mythology, and memoir, Richie celebrates the belted kingfisher through a journey of discovery across multiple seasons.
From a Wainwright Prize shortlisted author comes an exquisite blend of memoir and nature observation, set in the New Forest of Hampshire 'An easy storyteller, with a companionable style' Herald