Seaglass - Kathryn Tann

On a 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 together in a jar on the windowsill, each seawornpebbleisa moment in time, aglinting archiveof unknowablelives.

Seaglassis a collection of such moments; essaysblending creative non-fiction with nature writing and memoir, and portraying with powerful observation and moving honesty the journey of a young woman navigating modern adulthood.The stories draw a map of Kathryn's life,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 - rivers, lakes, coastlines and leisure centres -Seaglassexplores shared experiences,anxieties, confidence and contentment.