Rough Edges

'This is essential reading for anyone who loves this country's seasides'Fiona Robertson, author of Stone Lands'A powerful synthesis of perspective and self-determination'Irish Times'Fascinating ... affecting ... illuminating'The Sunday TimesBeyond the picture postcards, Britain's coastal communities are suffering.Holiday makers disappear during the off-season, leaving rubbish and instability in their wake. Landlords and gentrifiers have made housing unaffordable. Jobs are scarce, incomes are low and the climate crisis threatens.Leaving her home county of Cornwall, Natasha Carthew travels Britain's coastline in search of a new home. Along the way, she meets the people fighting to keep these places alive. These are their stories.'Bracing, insightful and compassionate, the book shines a light on communities too often unseen and unheard'Jini Reddy, author of Wanderland'Candid, unflinching, brave . . .this is a journey, ultimately, in search of home, connection and solidarity, a vital corrective to damaging cultural stereotypes and failed state policies'Julian Hoffman, author of Lifelines