A review by schopflin
Coastlines: The Story of Our Shore by Patrick Barkham

informative inspiring medium-paced

4.0

This is an intelligent and well-written account of certain UK coastal regions, and their history, politics and environmental threats. They are all National Trust properties (so none in Scotland) and the history of modern Conservation is also part of the book's story. This could have been a chocolate box story of some picturesque tourist attractions, instead it's a genuinely intriguing and thought-provoking look at how humans have interacted with their coastlines.