Win a copy of The Naked Shore of the North Sea!
26th January 2016
Fishing News has teamed up with Bloomsbury to give five readers the chance to win a copy of Tom Blass’ The Naked Shore of the North Sea.
Saturnine and quicktempered, the formidable North Sea is often overlooked – even by those living within a stone’s throw of its steel-grey waters. But as playground, theatre of war and cultural crossing-point, it has shaped the world in myriad ways, forged villains and heroes, and determined the fates of nations.
It’s not all grim, though: the seaside holiday was born on North Sea beaches, and artists, poets and writers have been as equally inspired by glinting sun on the wave-tops as they have by the drama of a winter storm. With a wry eye and a warm coat, Tom Blass travels the edges of the North Sea meeting fishermen, artists, bomb disposal experts, burgermeisters – and those who have found themselves flung to the sea’s perimeters quite by chance. In doing so, he attempts to piece together its manifold histories and to reveal truths, half-truths and fiction otherwise submerged…
The Naked Shore of the North Sea is published by Bloomsbury. Hardback, £18. Read an extract here.
To enter, simply answer our question and send your answer to Fishing News, Kelsey Media, Cudham Tithe Barn, Berry’s Hill, Cudham, Kent, TN16 3AG or enter through the button below.
Q. Where was the seaside holiday born?
A. Irish Sea
B. North Sea
C. English Channel
Entries close on February 25, 2016. Read more from Fishing News here.
Fishing News has teamed up with Bloomsbury to give five readers the chance to win a copy of Tom Blass’ The Naked Shore of the North Sea.
Saturnine and quicktempered, the formidable North Sea is often overlooked – even by those living within a stone’s throw of its steel-grey waters. But as playground, theatre of war and cultural crossing-point, it has shaped the world in myriad ways, forged villains and heroes, and determined the fates of nations.
It’s not all grim, though: the seaside holiday was born on North Sea beaches, and artists, poets and writers have been as equally inspired by glinting sun on the wave-tops as they have by the drama of a winter storm. With a wry eye and a warm coat, Tom Blass travels the edges of the North Sea meeting fishermen, artists, bomb disposal experts, burgermeisters – and those who have found themselves flung to the sea’s perimeters quite by chance. In doing so, he attempts to piece together its manifold histories and to reveal truths, half-truths and fiction otherwise submerged…
The Naked Shore of the North Sea is published by Bloomsbury. Hardback, £18. Read an extract here.
To enter, simply answer our question and send your answer to Fishing News, Kelsey Media, Cudham Tithe Barn, Berry’s Hill, Cudham, Kent, TN16 3AG or enter through the button below.
Q. Where was the seaside holiday born?
A. Irish Sea
B. North Sea
C. English Channel
Entries close on February 25, 2016. Read more from Fishing News here.
