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''An immersive and lyrically personal journey through deep-time and modern tides'' RAYNOR WINN

''Wondrous, elegant and haunting, Lost to the Sea is a fascinating alternative history of the fractured, flooded and eroded edges of Britain and Ireland'' PHILIP HOARE

''Beautiful . . . Woollett paints vividly the da-to-day lives of past peoples'' TLS

Medieval kingdoms. Notorious pirate towns. Drowned churches. Crocodile-infested swamps.

On a series of coastal walks, Lisa Woollett takes us on an illuminating journey, bringing to life the places where mythology and reality meet at the very edges of Britain and Ireland.

From Bronze Age settlements on the Isles of Scilly and submerged prehistoric forests in Wales, to a Victorian amusement park on the Isle of Wight and castles in the air off County Clare, Lisa draws together archaeology, meetings with locals and tales from folklore to reveal how the sea has for

Lost to the Sea

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      Publisher John Murray Press
      Published 1 September 2024
      ISBN-13 9781529373653
      978-1529373653
      ISBN-10 1529373654
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      Earth Sciences, Geography & Environment Coasts and Coastlines

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      ''An immersive and lyrically personal journey through deep-time and modern tides'' RAYNOR WINN

      ''Wondrous, elegant and haunting, Lost to the Sea is a fascinating alternative history of the fractured, flooded and eroded edges of Britain and Ireland'' PHILIP HOARE

      ''Beautiful . . . Woollett paints vividly the da-to-day lives of past peoples'' TLS

      Medieval kingdoms. Notorious pirate towns. Drowned churches. Crocodile-infested swamps.

      On a series of coastal walks, Lisa Woollett takes us on an illuminating journey, bringing to life the places where mythology and reality meet at the very edges of Britain and Ireland.

      From Bronze Age settlements on the Isles of Scilly and submerged prehistoric forests in Wales, to a Victorian amusement park on the Isle of Wight and castles in the air off County Clare, Lisa draws together archaeology, meetings with locals and tales from folklore to reveal how the sea has for

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