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The Draw of the Sea
Wyl Menmuir
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Beschreibung
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.
‘A beautiful portrait of lives shaped by the swell of ocean and tide - a powerful salt-thread of connection’ -
Raynor Winn, author of The Salt Path
Since the earliest stages of human development,
the sea has fascinated and entranced us. It feeds us,
sustaining communities and providing livelihoods, but it also holds
immense destructive power which can take all those away in an instant.
It connects us to far away places, offering the
promise of new lands and voyages of discovery, but also
shapes our borders, carving divisions between landmasses and
eroding the very ground beneath our feet.
In this
beautifully-written meditation on what it is that draws us to the waters' edge, author Wyl Menmuir tells the stories of the
people whose lives revolve around the sea in the Cornish community where he lives.
In twelve interlinked chapters, Menmuir explores the lives of
local fishermen steeped in the rich traditions of a fishing community, the beachcombers who wander the shores in search of the varied objects which wash ashore and the stories they tell, and all number of others who have made their lives on the
beautiful Cornwall coast.
In the specifics of these livelihoods and their rich histories and traditions, Wyl Menmuir captures the universal human connection to the sea. Into this seductive tapestry, Wyl weaves the story of
how the sea has beckoned, consoled and restored him.
This book is a meaningful and moving work into
how we interact with the environment around us, and how it comes to
shape the course of our lives. As unmissable as it is compelling, as profound as it is personal, this
must-read book will delight anyone familiar with the intimate and powerful pull which the sea holds over us.
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