Author:Gavin Maxwell
'Gavin Maxwell's trilogy is essential reading' Sunday Herald
Fifty years ago Gavin Maxwell went to live in an abandoned house on a shingle beach on the west coast of Scotland. A haven for wildlife - he named his home Camusfearna and settled there with the otters Mij, Edal and Teko.
Ring of Bright Water chronicles Gavin Maxwell's first ten years with the otters and touched the hearts of readers the world over, brilliantly evoking life with these playful animals in this natural paradise. Two further volumes followed bringing the story full circle telling of the difficult last years and the final abandonment of the settlement.
For the first time the entire trilogy is available in a single narrative in this beautifully presented collection.
'If you like your wildlife, this is a must-read' Reader Review
'For lovers of otters this is an admirable compilation' Reader Review
'You will fall in love with Scotland' Reader Review
A text of unusual beauty and perception
—— Publishers WeeklyMagnificent... Mystical
—— Daily TelegraphGritty and entertaining
—— Sunday TelegraphFowles' language is strong, green, discursive, related throughout to his own life and memories
—— VogueBateson and Martin have delivered what others have claimed to provide: a solid, signposted road out of the trench war between nature and nurture
—— Marek Kohn , IndependentWith a clarity of style that belies the complexity of the subject, Patrick Bateson and Paul Martin conduct us through the strategic highways adn tactical byways of individual life history
—— Richard Dawkins'Exhilarating'
—— Melvyn Bragg , Observer'As enthralling in its own way as was Darwin's original'
—— Kenan Malik , Independent on Sunday