The Spirit of Stone (The Draw of the Sea)

'Full of wonder, hope and fascinating tales of stones and their people.' Fiona Robertson, author of Stone Lands'An absolute delight.' James Canton, author of Renaturing and The Oak Papers'A warm and generous guide to the bedrock of our land, and the characters who champion it'.Ruth Allen, author of Weathering and Grounded From the lonely heights of mountains to the womblike depths of caves, stone has always drawn us in.In The Spirit of Stone, Wyl Menmuir explores the many ways in which rock and earth form part of our identities, histories and futures.Across Britain and Ireland - from Mull to the Isles of Scilly - rock is everywhere beneath our feet, shaping not only our landscapes but also our imaginations and the ways we live together.Moving across these lands, Wyl Menmuir’s essays combine travelogue, social history and memoir, bringing together interviews, folklore and personal encounters with the landscapes themselves.From sacred monuments to modern sculpture, this book reveals how