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The Draw of the Sea

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As the title says it's about the draw, the hold the sea has many people and how their lives are defined by it.

Whether we realise it or not, its health is key to all of our lives, whether we live in earshot of the sea or we’re entirely landlocked.From surfing to beach-combing to collecting cowrie shells he changed the landscape for me and remade it with everyday magic.

Menmuir has picked an interesting bunch of people that have a story to tell about their life on the coast. This is the plastic that is breaking down into ever smaller particles in our seas, being eaten by the fish we eat, making its ways into the stomachs of birds and whales, all the way up the food chain, leaching into our bodies, our organs and which will almost certainly outlast all of us. In the specifics of these livelihoods and their rich histories and traditions, Wyl Menmuir captures the universal human connection to the sea. As unmissable as it is compelling, as profound as it is personal, this must-have book will delight anyone familiar with the intimate and powerful pull which the sea holds over us.To read The Draw of the Sea is not unlike staring out at the water for some time; it works upon you gradually, leaving you, at last, with a feeling of reverence and awe at all you have witnessed. I loved reading about various people, their livelihoods and the way their lives have been shaped by the sea. Anyone who enjoys creative non-fiction and nature writing is sure to find much to enjoy in The Draw of the Sea. Andrew Watts, The Spectator 'Much more interesting than simply another bound-beating book about Cornwall. Wyl’s book, The Draw of The Sea, an exploration of our relationships with the ocean, is released on 5 July.

In this mesmerising collection of short sketches; Menmuir explores the lives and stories of people's different experiences of the sea, including his own. I am lucky to have spent much of the last three years spending time with the people who make their lives on and around the seas and coastlines of Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, and seeing the sea through their eyes. There are 13 chapters; each one dedicated to a different person’s relationship with the sea and the coast. Most fascinating was his walk with Lisa Woollett who has become a collector of the random items that wash up on the seashore and Tracey Williams who has a thing about finding the Lego pieces that wash up from a container that was lost at sea many years ago.In The Draw of the Sea, Wyl Menmuir investigates just that - the invisible force that pulls some of us to the coast, whether to simply gaze in awe at the vastness of the ocean or to fully immerse ourselves in its watery depths, to dive in, to swim, surf or sail. While, as Menmuir says, “the term wreckers brings to mind false lights and ships lured on to the rocks”, there is little evidence that wrecking was ever this nefarious. Portobello Book Blog is not responsible for the republishing of the content found on this blog on other Web sites or media without its permission. Most purchases from business sellers are protected by the Consumer Contract Regulations 2013 which give you the right to cancel the purchase within 14 days after the day you receive the item.

Description Description Wyl Menmuir’s The Draw of the Sea is a beautifully written and deeply moving portrait of the Cornish Coast and the people who make their livings there, examining the ephemeral but universal pull the sea holds over the human imagination. Finance is provided by PayPal Credit (a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH). Wyl’s first full-length non fiction book, The Draw of the Sea, won the Roger Deakin Award from the Society of Authors and is published in 2022.Head further west and you’ll find all of this and more on the tiny gems that make up the archipelago of Scilly, in which the stillest seas can turn to raging torrents in a matter of hours as the wind switches.

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