- Paperback: 128 pages
- Publisher: Guardian Angel P. (18 May 2000)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0953808807
- ISBN-13: 978-0953808809
- Product Dimensions: 20.6 x 14.6 x 0.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 835,627 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Book Description
Bitter Sea tells a gripping story that has never before been fully revealed. The book vividly charts the fortunes of sponge diving in Greece and brings the saga right up to date. It tells of the wealth and lavish lifestyle brought by the golden harvest to a few traders and dealers. The incredibly hazardous diving methods used to gather the sponges - and their terrible toll on the menfolk of the picturesque Dodecanese Islands. The sudden catastrophe of the 'Chernobyl effect' and the founding of new communities in America and Australia.
Read about the divers, their families and their way of life. Customs, tradition and popular folklore. Tales from the lips of veteran divers and sponge workers. The 'Dinner of Love' preceding the fleet's farewell. Songs of the sea and the heart wrenching dance of the diver condemned in his prime to lifelong disability.
The cover picture shows a 19 year-old diver tragically stricken by the bends. Each of the 22 chapters is headed by an equally atmospheric full-page photograph, several of which date back to the early 1900s.
About the Author
Faith Warn has lived on the Greek island of Kalymnos, in the midst of the sponge diving community, for the past five years. In Bitter Sea she explains how she first arrived on holiday almost by chance and was immediately intrigued. Since then, she has not only absorbed the special feel of the place and its people but has spent much time researching, studying, quietly observing and talking to those so closely involved in the industry. This book is an honest and stirring testament to their heroic story.
Faith is an established writer with ten published books and many articles to her credit. She is also a broadcaster and has created a long-running series for Classic FM. More recently, she wrote and presented a series on Greek island life for Woman's Hour on BBC Radio 4.
She continues to write and lecture and edits the English pages of the official Kalymnos website.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I would like to congratulate you on "Bitter Sea". It is very well documented and really interesting. It shows the life and drama of the Mediterranean sponge divers. I think "Bitter Sea" is required reading for those people who, like me, dive regularly in the Mediterranean. It's part of our history, a part that should be known by everyone but which, at the same time is almost unknown to everyone.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
It is a great book which I read non-stop. It gives a clear and deep picture of the unique social history of Kalymnos island. I wish there were more writers like Warn.
Format:Paperback
This book is social history come live. Faith Warn's story about the heroic sponge divers of the Greek Islands.
The whole book is full of dramatically fascinating and well researched information and photographs. It is collated with an insight and a warmth of understanding that comes from having a genuine affection for the Islands and their people.
The perfect antidote to 21st century stress which you will read ... and re-read ... and re-read !
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