Overview
Essays that blend nature writing with memoir. On a wild and windswept stretch of the Durham coastline, there's treasure to be found: jewels of shining sea glass, swept in by the tide after years at sea. Gathered and displayed in a jar on the windowsill to sparkle in the light, each sea-worn glass pebble represents a moment in time, a breadcrumb trail of unknowable people and places. In Seaglass, Kathryn Tann brings together moments like these from her own life, portraying with powerful observation and moving honesty the journey of a young woman navigating modern adulthood. Each essay is rooted in a physical space, from Manchester to the South Wales coastline and out to the Thousand Islands in Canada's Saint Lawrence River. Traversing wilderness, natural history, travel, and water, Seaglass explores shared experiences, anxieties, connection, body confidence, and contentment.
Full Product Details
Author: Kathryn Tann
Publisher: University of Wales Press
Imprint: Calon
Dimensions:
Width: 13.50cm
, Height: 1.70cm
, Length: 21.60cm
ISBN: 9781915279620
ISBN 10: 1915279623
Pages: 176
Publication Date: 09 May 2024
Audience:
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Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
"""This collection is much more than just an honest recollection of Tann's life so far (she is still only young - and with much more to give in the future, I feel). Yes we get to know her, but in the process we also consider ourselves and social commentaries on a wider scale. 'I was collecting seaglass', she writes, 'looking for glints of coloured meaning, watching them change with the light, arranging and then rearranging them until they made a shape that seemed to matter'. And this is what Tann has managed to do, though this jar is made of paper.""-- ""Nation.Cymru"" ""Kathryn Tann sifts through our vast complex and changing world to find the precious moments of stillness and solace that anchor us. Quietly observant, candid and tender, Tann writes movingly about her deep connection to nature, the challenges of growing up and repositioning oneself in the world, and the primal instinct to build a home wherever the tide takes us.""-- ""Karen Powell, Author of Fifteen Wild Decembers"" ""In Seaglass, Kathryn Tann weaves memory, joy in the natural world, and a humble appreciation for those simple acts of communion with bodies of water ‒ being both in and beside them ‒ to create a collection of essays and meditations that are beautifully written and incredibly wise.""-- ""Carly Holmes, Crow Face, Doll Face"""
"""Kathryn Tann sifts through our vast complex and changing world to find the precious moments of stillness and solace that anchor us. Quietly observant, candid and tender, Tann writes movingly about her deep connection to nature, the challenges of growing up and repositioning oneself in the world, and the primal instinct to build a home wherever the tide takes us.""-- ""Karen Powell, Author of Fifteen Wild Decembers"" ""In Seaglass, Kathryn Tann weaves memory, joy in the natural world, and a humble appreciation for those simple acts of communion with bodies of water ‒ being both in and beside them ‒ to create a collection of essays and meditations that are beautifully written and incredibly wise.""-- ""Carly Holmes, Crow Face, Doll Face"""
Author Information
Kathryn Tann is a writer, editor, and creative producer from the coast of South Wales, currently living in North Yorkshire. She studied English literature at Durham University and creative writing at Manchester and has published numerous stories, essays, and articles, as well as audio pieces. Seaglass is her debut essay collection.
