The Edge of the Sea

Author(s): Carson, Rachel, Atwood, Margaret,
Binding: Paperback,
Date of Publication: 03/06/2021,
Pagination: 336 pages, Integrated black and white illustrations throughout,
Series: Canons,
Imprint: Canongate Canons,
Published By: Canongate Books,
Book Classification: Social impact of environmental issues,
Dimensions: 129 x 196 x 27
ISBN13/EAN/SKU: 9781786899149

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In The Edge of the Sea Rachel Carson introduces us to the 'strange and beautiful place' where the sea meets the land. She explores a tide pool, an inaccessible cave, and watches a lone crab on the shore at midnight. From these, and other, encounters she offers us not just a scientifically accurate study of the ecology of the seashore, but also a hauntingly beautiful account of the fragile balance of life found at the edge of the sea.

The Edge of the Sea, like all her writing, sounds a prophetic alarm for the damage mankind is doing to the natural world, but also offers us inspiration: here is beauty, here is something worth saving.