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I love the way this haunting memoir blends personal experience, literature, and folklore into an enchanting commentary on the relationship between women and the sea. I was swept away by the lyrical prose as Runcie ushered me through ocean landscapes and mythic stories. Beautifully written and researched, Salt on Your Tongue explores issues like pregnancy and motherhood as it introduces readers to artistic and scientific explorations of the sea. Its shape, which is divided into sections named after the stars in the Pleiades, ebbs and flows like the tides. I loved it!
'An ode to the ocean, and the generations of women drawn to the waves or left waiting on the shore' Guardian
In Salt On Your Tongue, Charlotte Runcie explores what the sea means to us, and particularly what it has meant to women through the ages. In mesmerising prose, she explores how the sea has inspired, fascinated and terrified us, and how she herself fell in love with the deep blue.
This book is a walk on the beach with Turner, with Shakespeare, with the Romantic Poets and shanty-singers. It's an ode to our oceans - to the sailors who…
Twelve-year-old identical twins Ellie and Kat accidentally trigger their physicist mom’s unfinished time machine, launching themselves into a high-stakes adventure in 1970 Chicago. If they learn how to join forces and keep time travel out of the wrong hands, they might be able find a way home. Ellie’s gymnastics and…
I love Juliet Marillier’s combination of gorgeous writing and exciting storytelling in The Amber Owl. The protagonist, Stasya, a young woman with a special connection to animals, goes to great lengths to save the Heartwood Forest, and her adventures are both heartbreaking and inspiring. A perfectly paced book that explores the need to protect nature, the complexities of good and evil, and the power of storytelling all while taking the reader through unpredictable plot twists and poignant, emotional scenes. I couldn’t put it down!
Stasya lives in an isolated farming village on the edge of the mysterious Heartwood Forest with her unusual dog for company. Thought odd by the locals, she is tolerated for her rare gift with animals. Engaging with her fellow humans is difficult, with one goatherd Lukas, who shares her love of storytelling.
The peace of Heartwood is shattered when a group of soldiers descends, under orders from the Ruler of the Northlands. Their to hack a path through the forest and find the fabled treasure said to lie deep within. Under the grueling decree, Stasya's village falls into chaos. The…
