Looking Down at the Stars
£12.99
Discover the wonder of marine life seen up close in these joyous and sparkling essays.
In 2022, Christina Riley became an โunderwater artist in residenceโ at the Argyll Coast Hope Spot โ a place of incredible natural beauty in Scotland also crucial for the health of the worldโs oceans. She spent days submerged alongside marine life, before resurfacing to reflect, recreate and recount what she had seenย โย and the feelings of love, hope and responsibility her experience had evoked in her.
The resulting essays, collected in this stunning volume, swim through the kaleidoscope of marine life she found there, from starfish to seagrass to the water itself. What shines through all of them is a sense of wonder that is also a call to action.ย Looking Down at the Starsย asks: how can we harness our feelings of awe at the natural world in order to take better care of it?
Christina Rileyโs lyrical prose is the perfect guide to this unfamiliar underwater world, brimming with surprises, sunlight and sea stars.
