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"The drama, excitement and secrecy behind our county's mighty but unstable seashore..." (Martin Wainwright) "All we most treasure about our Coastal heritage, seen through the observation and imagination of some of Britain's finest writers..." (Selina Scott)"
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There has been an array of books written about the Yorkshire Coast. Books about its people, major historical events, famous individuals, its geology, its geography, its native fauna and wildlife, its industries, its towns, its villages and its principal landmarks. This book is none of them and in some small way it is all of them. Written in a variety of styles and forms "Edge of Heaven: The Yorkshire Coast" is a collection of individual responses by a group of exceptional writers. Each contribution offers a unique personal perspective on this haunting, beautiful and much loved part of Yorkshire. "Edge of Heaven: The Yorkshire Coast" is a distinctive and imaginative publication that takes readers on a unique tour along the entire length of Yorkshire's Coastline from Redcar and Saltburn to Spurn Head and Hull. This book presents a range of different places, people, stories and experiences from the Yorkshire coast, giving readers a new perspective on this most iconic of coastlines. Ian Clayton, writer and broadcaster, recounts his time along the Yorkshire coast some years ago filming "Clayton's Coast" while novelist, poet and playwright Blake Morrison's contribution takes the form of a narrative - a teenage trip to Scarborough which is interwoven with the history of the resort. It is fully illustrated with over 100 images, many specially commissioned. All major landmarks, settlements and coastal areas included. It is a book to read, share and treasure.
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this is a beautiful book. it arrived very promptly, there is aome curling/creasing at the corner of the cover. quite a saving on the launch price, thank you.
I bought this book for a friend's birthday. She's a coast lover especially the east coast of yorkshire. She loves the book and as an artist appreciated the photos and art work. IT'S A BOOK YOU CAN RETURN TO AGAIN AND AGAIN.You can dip in and just browse or read one of the articles in depth and relate it to your own experiences if the area is a familiar one or be tempted to visit a new area or resort.
This handsomely-produced book will delight anyone who has ever been attracted by Yorkshire's very special coastline, with its gaunt cliffs gradually being eroded by the sea, its broad sandy beaches, its huge colonies of birds, its picturesque towns and villages, its characteristic little fishing boats and its great seaport on the Humber. Edited by Lee Hanson, a Bradford schoolteacher, it includes contributions by some dozen writers, a number of them of national standing. Not all of these are as evocative or as apt as, for example,the descriptions of Filey and Hull by, respectively, Margaret Drabble and the late Alan Plater. (Two of the contributions are only of peripheral interest.) But all testify to the affection the writers have for this part of England. The book is generally enhanced by many colour, sepia and black and white photographs, although the reproductive quality of some of the colour photographs is not ideal. Those by Rod Slater, however, which were specially commissioned for the book, are consistently impressive. There are also reproductions of paintings by John Atkinson Grimshaw and other artists.
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A group of elderly Yorkshire people had a look at this book. Most had lost their glasses so didn't read the words, but they liked the pictures and two of them decided to put it on... Read more
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This is an appealing looking book, with good quality paper and lots of photos. Some of the photos are not re-produced as well as they could be. Read more
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