THE FRAYED ATLANTIC EDGE

COLLECTIVE WINNER OF THE HIGHLAND BOOK PRIZE AND SHORTLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE This is the book that has been wanting to be written for decades the ragged fringe of Britain as a laboratory for the human spirit Adam NicolsonOver the course of a year leading historian and nature writer David Gange kayaked the weather ravaged coasts of Atlantic Britain and Ireland from north to south every cove sound inlet island The idea was to travel slowly and close to the water in touch with both the natural world and the histories of communities on Atlantic coastlines The story of his journey is one of staggering adventure range and beauty For too long Gange argues the significance of coasts has been underestimated and the potential of small boats as tools to make sense of these histories rarely explored This book seeks to put that imbalance right Paddling alone in sun and storms among dozens of whales and countless seabirds Gange and his kayak travelled through a Shetland summer Scottish winter and Irish spring before reaching Wales and Cornwall Sitting low in the water as did millions in eras when coasts were the main arteries of trade and communication Gange describes in captivating prose and loving detail the experiences of kayaking coastal living a

COLLECTIVE WINNER OF THE HIGHLAND BOOK PRIZE AND SHORTLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE This is the book that has been wanting to be written for decades the ragged fringe of Britain as a laboratory for the human spirit Adam NicolsonOver the course of a year leading historian and nature writer David Gange kayaked the weather ravaged coasts of Atlantic Britain and Ireland from north to south every cove sound inlet island The idea was to travel slowly and close to the water in touch with both the natural world and the histories of communities on Atlantic coastlines The story of his journey is one of staggering adventure range and beauty For too long Gange argues the significance of coasts has been underestimated and the potential of small boats as tools to make sense of these histories rarely explored This book seeks to put that imbalance right Paddling alone in sun and storms among dozens of whales and countless seabirds Gange and his kayak travelled through a Shetland summer Scottish winter and Irish spring before reaching Wales and Cornwall Sitting low in the water as did millions in eras when coasts were the main arteries of trade and communication Gange describes in captivating prose and loving detail the experiences of kayaking coastal living a