Review
From the Jacket: On a hot summer's day
there could be no quicker transport to the seaside than Trevor
Norton's cool and entrancing account of a lifetime's adventures
under or near the water. Norton's eye for the bizarre, amazing,
and beautiful inhabitants of the oceans, and the eccentric
characters who work, study, and live by the shore make his book
a wonder-filled experience. An intrepid diver and distinguished
scientist, Norton's writing is self-deprecating, very funny, and
full of wry and intriguing anecdotes; he is an unfailingly
delightful companion. Whether his setting is a bed of jewel
anemones in an Irish lough, a giant California cavern shared
with sea lions, a mildewed research station, or the glittering
coral gardens of Sharm el Sheikh, his captivating prose always
finds the mark. Sometimes...
Beyond the Book
Trevor Norton is Professor of Marine Biology at the University of Liverpool.
He is the author of a number of popular
natural history books, including
Reflections on a Summer Sea and
Stars Beneath The Sea. His writing
has been described as "by turns funny
and gripping" by the
Guardian and
a "racing current of excitement,
adventure and discovery" by
New
Scientist.
