{"product_id":"9781780278490","title":"The Fresh and the Salt : The Story of the Solway","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Lingard, Ann \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eScotland\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 7 March 2024 by Birlinn General (Birlinn Ltd) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 336 pages, Maps; 8 Plates, colour\u003cbr\u003e197 x 129 x 27 | 304g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShortlisted for the Lakeland Book of the YearFirths and estuaries are liminal places, where land meets sea and tides meet freshwater. Their unique ecosystems support a huge range of marine and other wildlife: human activity too is profoundly influenced by their waters and shores.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Solway Firth – the crooked finger of water that both unites and divides Scotland and England – is a beautiful yet unpredictable place and one of the least-industrialised natural large estuaries in Europe. Its history, geology and turbulent character have long affected the way its inhabitants, both human and non-human, have learnt to live along and within its ever-changing margins.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41430415573127,"sku":"9781780278490","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0357\/3199\/6807\/files\/9781780278490.jpg?v=1741631672","url":"https:\/\/thebookhousebroughtyferry.co.uk\/products\/9781780278490","provider":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}