The Wreckers by Bella Bathurst
From the bestselling author of The Lighthouse Stevensons, a gripping history of the drama and danger of wrecking since the 18th-century and the often grisly ingenuity of British wreckers, scavengers of the sea.‘Bathhurst’s descriptions are precise and graphic, but also poignant … Striking and memorable’ Peter Ackroyd, The Times
‘[Bathurst] is wry, perceptive, laconic, occasionally downright funny and uncannily skilled at recreating atmosphere…a pleasure to read.’ Daily Telegraph
‘Entertaining and gossipy…Bathurst pens vivid accounts of hazardous stretches of our coastline and the depredations of the inhabitants.’ Sunday Telegraph
‘A luminious tale of shifting sands and treacherous seas,’ Monica Ali, Guardian
‘She has a dazzling gift for descriptive writing.’ Adam Nicolson, Independent
‘Bathhurst has opened a magic casement onto a lost world on the edge of living memory.’ Independent on Sunday
Bella Bathurst is a freelance journalist whose portfolio includes work for the Observer, Telegraph, Sunday Telegraph, Independent on Sunday, Guardian, Scotsman and Scotland on Sunday. Her first book, The Lighthouse Stevensons: The Extraordinary Story of the Building of the Scottish Lighthouses by the Ancestors of Robert Louis Stevenson, was widely acclaimed. She published her first novel ‘Special’ was published in 2003.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780007170333 |
| ISBN 10 | 0007170335 |
| Title | The Wreckers |
| Author | Bella Bathurst |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Year published | 2006-03-06 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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