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Ring of Bright Water

By: Gavin Maxwell
Narrated by: David Rintoul
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 'Ring of Bright Water' represents Gavin Maxwell's account of his life at Camusfearna, a remote cottage in the western Highlands, and in particular the two otters, Mijbil and Edal, who became his constant and much-loved companions.©1960 Gavin Maxwell (P)2014 Audible, Inc. Animals Biological Sciences Environmentalists & Naturalists Outdoors & Nature Professionals & Academics Science
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Brilliantly written, beautifully read and a wondrous narrative. A delight from start to finish. Well worth reading

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GM probably wouldn't have survived the # me too movement. he was conflicted in so many ways...a naturalist who decimated basking shark numbers in the Hebrides for decades yet "loved"nature.. he surrounded himself with vulnerable young men (really boys) yet pretended a glamorous marriage, he hated the public and scorned their attention yet needed them, he loved killing, the royals, prestige & status...and yet and yet....his writing is beautiful. He destroyed Sandaig as he destroyed himself with this kind of maverick self destruction. And yet and yet...he was deeply flawed and probably not someone you'd be bothered to meet (unless you were wealthy and connected, he'd not want to meet you anyway)..his writing about Sandaig, the islands, the Mackinnon's, Jonny and yes, okay, Mij and Edal (it is Sandaig this book is about, not the otters, not really) is just so perfect.

Conflicted yet so elegant...brilliant.

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