Sea Bean

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Pull quotes

• Sally Huband's account of her search for a mythical sea bean is a notable addition to the canon of beachcombing literature.
• These floating seeds have adapted to be dispersed by ocean currents and can travel huge distances.
• Sea Bean is both a magical charm and a key to understanding coastal ecology and culture.

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Pull quotes

• Huband’s passion flows through the prose as she breathes life into this lesser-known pastime.
• Her writing is frank, learned and lyrical, bending effortlessly between hard science and allegory.
• The rich local histories she weaves provide an essential context to the ecological crises she encounters.

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Pull quotes

• Sea Bean is both a feminist text and an inclusive one, uniting mythology, ecology, the body, and the shifting global horizon.
• Her words invigorate, feel rhythmic and relay a clear sincerity and integrity.
• The ocean and tides appear her great leveller — she is both churned up and held by the sea and its fathoms.