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The Swordfish and the Star: Life on Cornwall´s most treacherous stretch of coast
Gavin Knight
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Description for The Swordfish and the Star: Life on Cornwall´s most treacherous stretch of coast
Paperback. The Penwith Peninsula in Cornwall is where the land ends. In this book, the author takes us into this huddle of grey roofs at the edge of the sea at the beginning of the twenty-first century. It brings Cornwall and its seas to life, mixing drinking and drugs and sea spray, moonlit beaches and shattering storms, myth and urban myth. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWC; DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 368.
The Penwith Peninsula in Cornwall is where the land ends. In The Swordfish and the Star Gavin Knight takes us into this huddle of grey roofs at the edge of the sea at the beginning of the twenty-first century. He catches the stories of a whole community, but especially those still working this last frontier: the Cornish fishermen. These are the dreamers and fighters who every day prepare for battle with the vast grey Atlantic. Cornwall and its seas are brought to life, mixing drinking and drugs and sea spray, moonlit beaches and shattering storms, myth ... Read more
The Penwith Peninsula in Cornwall is where the land ends. In The Swordfish and the Star Gavin Knight takes us into this huddle of grey roofs at the edge of the sea at the beginning of the twenty-first century. He catches the stories of a whole community, but especially those still working this last frontier: the Cornish fishermen. These are the dreamers and fighters who every day prepare for battle with the vast grey Atlantic. Cornwall and its seas are brought to life, mixing drinking and drugs and sea spray, moonlit beaches and shattering storms, myth ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781784700997
SKU
V9781784700997
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-50
About Gavin Knight
Gavin Knight's first book, Hood Rat, about gun and gang crime in the UK's cities, was shortlisted for the Orwell Prize and the Crime Writer's Association Non-fiction Dagger in 2012. To research it, he spent two years with criminals, frontline police units and gang members from the inner cities of Britain. His work has appeared in publications including The Times, ... Read more
Reviews for The Swordfish and the Star: Life on Cornwall´s most treacherous stretch of coast
An alternative perspective, telling the stories of the fishermen who work on this treacherous stretch of coast, tales gathered over two years of interviews, many conducted in the Swordfish and Star of the title
Tom Robbins
Financial Times Books of the Year
A terrific new book about a hard and dangerous way of life ... Read more
Tom Robbins
Financial Times Books of the Year
A terrific new book about a hard and dangerous way of life ... Read more