The Edge of the Sea

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by Carson, Rachel MemoirsPublished 03/06/2021 by Canongate Books (Canongate Canons) in the United Kingdom as part of the Canons series. Paperback | 336 pages, Integrated black and white illustrations throughout129 x 196 x 27mm | 240gIn 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. Show more