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A review by emilybh
Findings by Kathleen Jamie
4.0
‘The island is ringed with beaches of flawless sand, backed by huge dunes [...] the air smells of seaweed. The sea and its surf is never far away, a constant Atlantic soughing, a sense that the land is an interruption in a long conversation between water and sky.’
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I’m reading my way through Kathleen Jamie’s earlier work as I enjoyed Surfacing so much. The essays in this collection map different Scottish landscapes, from the Orkney islands to the skyline of Edinburgh, and consider human and natural rhythms, from salmon movements to shielings. Her writing is thoughtful and detailed, calm and wary of human traces whilst always aware of the presence and flights of animals.
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I’m reading my way through Kathleen Jamie’s earlier work as I enjoyed Surfacing so much. The essays in this collection map different Scottish landscapes, from the Orkney islands to the skyline of Edinburgh, and consider human and natural rhythms, from salmon movements to shielings. Her writing is thoughtful and detailed, calm and wary of human traces whilst always aware of the presence and flights of animals.