'Beautiful . . . Justifies its place alongside nature writing classics such as H is for Hawk' NEW STATESMAN
'Wonderful ... both frank and fearless' TELEGRAPH BEST TRAVEL BOOKS OF THE YEAR
'Fascinating' GUARDIAN TOP TEN NATURE MEMOIRS
From Mexico to the Arctic ice, grey whale mothers swim with  their calves. Following them, by bus, train and ferry, are Doreen  and her toddler Max, in pursuit of a wild hope. Doreen first visited Alaska as a young journalist reporting on climate  change among indigenous whaling communities. There, drawn  deeply into an Inupiaq family, she joined the bowhead whale hunt,  watching for polar bears under the never-ending light. Years later, now a single mother living in a hostel, Doreen  embarks on this extraordinary journey: following the grey whale  migration back to the Arctic, where greys and bowheads meet  at the melting apex of our planet. 
'Soundings got under my skin. I finished it in tears' AMY LIPTROT
'What a voice!  What a book!' CHARLES FOSTER
'Soulful, honest, insightful, humane and propulsive' JINI REDDY 
'Thrilling, passionate and tender-hearted' HELEN JUKES 
WINNER OF THE RSL GILES ST AUBYN AWARD
ONE OF SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINE'S TEN BEST BOOKS ABOUT TRAVEL OF 2022 



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