Ring of Bright Water: A Trilogy
- ISBN-10
- 156792400X
- ISBN-13
- 9781567924008
- Series
- Ring of Bright Water
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 327
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2011
- Publisher
- David R. Godine Publisher
- Author
- Gavin Maxwell
Description
This volume weaves together the Scottish otter stories from Maxwell's three non-fiction books, published in the 1960s, and the basis of the 1969 motion picture. While touring the Iraqi marshes, Maxwell was captivated by an otter and became a devoted advocate of and spokesman for the species. He moved to a remote house in the Scottish highlands, co-habiting there with three otters and living an idyllic and isolated life.
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