Soundings
Journeying North in the Company of Whales - the award-winning memoir
Seiten
2023
Virago Press Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-349-01493-7 (ISBN)
Virago Press Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-349-01493-7 (ISBN)
A prize-winning author's memoir about a mother and son following the migration of grey whales to Alaska
'Beautiful . . . Justifies its place alongside nature writing classics such as H is for Hawk' NEW STATESMAN
'Wonderful ... both frank and fearless' TELEGRAPH BEST TRAVEL BOOKS OF THE YEAR
'Fascinating' GUARDIAN TOP TEN NATURE MEMOIRS
From Mexico to the Arctic ice, grey whale mothers swim with their calves. Following them, by bus, train and ferry, are Doreen and her toddler Max, in pursuit of a wild hope.
Doreen first visited Alaska as a young BBC journalist reporting on climate change among indigenous whaling communities. There, drawn deeply into an Iñupiaq family and an ill-fated love affair, she joined the bowhead whale hunt out on the sea ice.
Years later, now a single mother living in a hostel, Doreen embarks on this extraordinary journey: following the grey whale migration back to the Arctic, where greys and bowheads meet at the melting apex of our planet.
'As compelling as any novel... A human story of resilience, loss and immense bravery. It becomes not just a book about mother and son, whales, the climate, but a book about power and what happens when power is abused. It is a rallying call for love' Alice Kinsella, IRISH TIMES
'In this melodic memoir, the climate researcher turned journalist parallels the whales' journey with her own through parenthood' ShreyaChattopadhyay, NEW YORK TIMES
'Soundings got under my skin. I finished it in tears' AMY LIPTROT
'What a voice! What a book!' CHARLES FOSTER
'Soulful, honest, insightful, humane and propulsive' JINI REDDY
'Thrilling, passionate and tender-hearted' HELEN JUKES
WINNER OF THE RSL GILES ST AUBYN AWARD
LONGLISTED FOR THE SNHN NATURAL HISTORY BOOK PRIZE
ONE OF SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINE'S TEN BEST BOOKS ABOUT TRAVEL OF 2022
'Beautiful . . . Justifies its place alongside nature writing classics such as H is for Hawk' NEW STATESMAN
'Wonderful ... both frank and fearless' TELEGRAPH BEST TRAVEL BOOKS OF THE YEAR
'Fascinating' GUARDIAN TOP TEN NATURE MEMOIRS
From Mexico to the Arctic ice, grey whale mothers swim with their calves. Following them, by bus, train and ferry, are Doreen and her toddler Max, in pursuit of a wild hope.
Doreen first visited Alaska as a young BBC journalist reporting on climate change among indigenous whaling communities. There, drawn deeply into an Iñupiaq family and an ill-fated love affair, she joined the bowhead whale hunt out on the sea ice.
Years later, now a single mother living in a hostel, Doreen embarks on this extraordinary journey: following the grey whale migration back to the Arctic, where greys and bowheads meet at the melting apex of our planet.
'As compelling as any novel... A human story of resilience, loss and immense bravery. It becomes not just a book about mother and son, whales, the climate, but a book about power and what happens when power is abused. It is a rallying call for love' Alice Kinsella, IRISH TIMES
'In this melodic memoir, the climate researcher turned journalist parallels the whales' journey with her own through parenthood' ShreyaChattopadhyay, NEW YORK TIMES
'Soundings got under my skin. I finished it in tears' AMY LIPTROT
'What a voice! What a book!' CHARLES FOSTER
'Soulful, honest, insightful, humane and propulsive' JINI REDDY
'Thrilling, passionate and tender-hearted' HELEN JUKES
WINNER OF THE RSL GILES ST AUBYN AWARD
LONGLISTED FOR THE SNHN NATURAL HISTORY BOOK PRIZE
ONE OF SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINE'S TEN BEST BOOKS ABOUT TRAVEL OF 2022
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.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 06.02.2023 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | Black and white map + black and white illustration on chapter title pages |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 126 x 196 mm |
| Gewicht | 250 g |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
| Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik | |
| Reisen ► Reiseberichte ► Welt / Arktis / Antarktis | |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-349-01493-0 / 0349014930 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-349-01493-7 / 9780349014937 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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