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Sound of the Sea

A Victorian childhood



From the acclaimed author of Three Fevers, Love in the Sun and Foreigners, here Leo Walmsley returns to his childhood in Bramblewick (Robin Hood’s Bay) with more
tales of village life as seen through the eyes of a young boy. . .

Village rivalries, shipwrecks, celebrations and tragedy.

"In Sound of the Sea, Leo Walmsley uses his expert storytelling skills to provide us with a unique snapshot of life in an English fishing village." Graham Higson, author

"...every word ... carries a ring of truth and indeed the
very sound of the sea."
Times Educational Supplement