Ring of Bright Water

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Author: Gavin Maxwell
Genre: Biography & Memoirs
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Fifty years ago Gavin Maxwell went to live in an abandoned house on a shingle beach on the west coast of Scotland. A haven for wildlife - he named his home Camusfearna and settled there with the otters Mij, Edal and Teko. Ring of Bright Water chronicles his first ten years with the otters and touched the hearts of readers the world over, brilliantly evoking life with these playful animals in this natural paradise.


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  • Sandra M Burnett's story

    “It is no will o the wisp that I have followed here” is a line from my favourite book ever, “Ring of Bright Water” by Gavin Maxwell, which tells the tale of his spiritual journey to the Scotti...