Soundings av Doreen Cunningham

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<p><b>''Beautiful . . . Justifies its place alongside nature writing classics such as <i>H is for Hawk</i>'' NEW STATESMAN</b><br><br><b>''Wonderful ... both frank and fearless'' <i>TELEGRAPH </i>BEST TRAVEL BOOKS OF THE YEAR</b><br><br><b>''Fascinating'' <i>GUARDIAN </i>TOP TEN NATURE MEMOIRS</b><br><br>From Mexico to the Arctic ice, grey whale mothers swim with their calves. Following them, by bus, train and ferry, are Doreen and her toddler Max, in pursuit of a wild hope. Doreen first visited Alaska as a young journalist reporting on climate change among indigenous whaling communities. There, drawn deeply into an I¿upiaq family, she joined the bowhead whale hunt, watching for polar bears under the never-ending light. Years later, now a single mother living in a hostel, Doreen embarks on this extraordinary journey: following the grey whale migration back to the Arctic, where greys and bowheads meet at the melting apex of our planet. <br><br><b>''<i>Soundings </i>got under my skin. I