




Soundings is the story of a woman reclaiming her life, mile by mile; a child growing to love an ocean that is profoundly endangered; and a mother learning from another species how to parent in a time of unprecedented change.
As featured by Telegraph Best Travel Books of the Year | Smithsonian Magazine Ten Best Books About Travel 2022 | NPR Weekend Edition | Guardian Book of the Day | Guardian Top Ten Nature Memoirs | The Irish Times | San Francisco Chronicle | New Statesman | New Statesman Best Books of 2022 So Far | Times Literary Supplement | Times Radio | BBC World Service Radio | BBC Radio Jersey | Psyche | Booklist | Lit Hub | Not Too Busy To Write Podcast | Hatchards Bookshop Blog | Stanfords Travel Bookshop Blog | Ourshelves Podcast
“A striking, brave and often lyrical book”
― Guardian
“An extraordinary odyssey”
— Sainsbury’s Magazine
“An original, unexpectedly pacey blend of memoir and nature writing”
– Metro
US edition – out now

UK edition – out now

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