Seascraper - Benjamin Wood Publication Date:17/07/2025 this book is also studded

this book is also studded with lessons - about building something from scratch

set against a bone-splintering soundtrack of black metal and the terrifying beauty of the sunless Icelandic wilderness

of a quixotic battle with nature and loss

Detailed maps show Nigel's route and sites of interest to orientate the reader and inform those planning their own trips

reminded me of Ann Patchett

Seascraper - Benjamin Wood Publication Date:17/07/2025 this book is also studded*LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2025**WINNER OF THE NERO BOOK AWARDS 2025**WINNER OF THE WINSTON GRAHAM HISTORICAL PRIZE 2026**SHORTLISTED FOR THE WALTER SCOTT PRIZE FOR HISTORICAL FICTION 2026*'A huge talent' HILARY MANTEL'A magnificent writer' DOUGLAS STUART'One of the finest novelists of his generation' THE TIMESThomas lives a slow, deliberate life with his mother in Longferry, working his grandpa's trade as a shanker. He rises early to take his