{"product_id":"sea-bean","title":"Sea Bean","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eSally Hubband is a writer and a naturalist who lives in Shetland with her daughter, son and husband.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT NATURE WRITING PRIZE 2023 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSally's search for a sea bean begins not long after she moves to the windswept archipelago of Shetland. When pregnancy triggers a chronic illness and forces her to slow down, Sally takes to the beaches. There she discovers treasure freighted with stories and curiosities that connect her to the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe wild shores of Shetland offer glimpses of orcas swimming through the oceans at dusk, the chance to release a tiny storm petrel into the dark of the night and a path of hope.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis beachcombing path takes her from the Faroese archipelago to the Orkney islands, and the Dutch island of Texel. It opens a world of ancient myths, fragile ecology, and deep human history. It brings her to herself again.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSea Bean\u003c\/em\u003e is a message in a bottle. An interconnection of our oceans, our communities and ourselves, and an invitation to feel belonging when we are adrift\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSally Huband\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e338 pages\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Shetland Times Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40550588186694,"sku":"9781804940556","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2996\/3458\/files\/SeaBean.jpg?v=1711555956","url":"https:\/\/www.openbookcoffee.live\/products\/sea-bean","provider":"The Shetland Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}