Edge of Heaven: The Yorkshire Coast

EDGE of HEAVENThe Yorkshire CoastPersonal reflections from our finest writersIntroduced by Selina ScottFeaturing contributions Clayton, Margaret Drabble, R.J. Ellory, Lee Hanson, Roy Hattersley, David Joy, Ian McMillan, W.R. Mitchell, Blake Morrison, Alan Plater, Martin WainwrightEdited by Lee HansonThis distinctive, fascinating and imaginative book takes you on a unique tour along the entire length of Yorkshire’s breathtaking coastline as seen through the eyes of a group of exceptional writers. Written in a variety of creative and entertaining styles each contribution offers a personal reflection on this haunting, beautiful and much loved part of the county. It is a book that will surprise and delight both those familiar with the area and also travellers just passing through.All major landmarks, settlements and coastal areas are included. Fully illustrated with a superb blend of more than 100 images of the area's towns, villages and landscapes; many specially commissioned and taken by Rod Slater.There have been many books written about the Yorkshire Coast. Books about its people, important historical events, famous individuals, its geology and geography, its native fauna and wildlife, its industries and occupations, its towns, its villages and its major landmarks. This book is none of them and in some small way it is all of them. It touches all these themes yet offers the reader much more.Edge of Heaven presents the personal perspectives, memories and reflections of some outstanding writers. The content embraces both the landscape and its people and brings together prose, poetry, paintings and photographs of the Yorkshire Coast. In doing so it forms an artistic record of one of the country’s finest landscapes.Produced in large format with extensive use of colour, this is a book that will be treasured for generations to come.“All we most treasure about our coastal heritage, seen through the observation and imagination of some of Britain's finest writers.” Selina Scott“The drama, excitement and secrecy behind our county’s mighty but unstable seashore.” Martin Wainwright