LONGLISTED FOR THE 2025 HIGHLAND BOOK PRIZE
Discover the wonder of marine life seen up close in these joyous and sparkling essays.
In 2022, Christina Riley became an 'underwater artist in residence' at the Argyll Coast Hope Spot - a place of incredible natural beauty in Scotland also crucial for the health of the world's oceans. She spent days submerged alongside marine life, before resurfacing to reflect, recreate and recount what she had seen - 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. Looking Down at the Stars asks: how can we harness our feelings of awe at the natural world in order to take better care of it?
Christina Riley's lyrical prose is the perfect guide to this unfamiliar underwater world, brimming with surprises, sunlight and sea stars.
| ISBN: | 9781916812550 |
| Publication date: | 6th November 2025 |
| Author: | Christina Riley |
| Publisher: | Saraband |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 144 pages |
| Genres: |
Wildlife: aquatic creatures: general interest Conservation of wildlife and habitats Marine biology Coastlines Conservation of the environment |
LONGLISTED FOR THE 2025 HIGHLAND BOOK PRIZE Discover the wonder of marine life seen up close in these joyous and sparkling essays. In 2022, Christina Riley became an 'underwater artist in residence' at the Argyll Coast Hope Spot - a place of incredible natural beauty in Scotland also crucial for the health of the world's oceans.
Looking Down at the Stars features in the following genres: Wildlife: aquatic creatures: general interest, Conservation of wildlife and habitats, Marine biology, Coastlines, Conservation of the environment
Hardback. £11.69, down from the £12.99 cover price. In Stock.
Looking Down at the Stars was written by Christina Riley and published by Saraband
Looking Down at the Stars has 144 pages
£11.69, reduced from £12.99. In Stock.