Bought from the National Trust while on holiday in Conwy as it seemed apposite. Not really what I was expecting though. I assumed it would be a chronological narrative of the area and the peoples that surround the Sea, from the end of the ICE Age through the Iron Age trading and migrations, early christianity and vikings etc. That was all in there somewhere to some extent, but the book was more eclectic and focused on the author's areas of interest and particular knowledge, so there was far more than was deserved about (for example) birdlife on the south west coast of Wales and south east coast of Ireland. Liverpool, Cumbria and the Isle of Man hardly featured. We went over to Harmondsworth yesterday for Mum's birthday. It all got a bit much for Dad and he had a bit of a sob. I'm not sure what more we can do to help him.
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