POD : LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR
Once upon a time like now, two estranged dolphin tribes live at opposite ends of a remote tropical archipelago. At one end, where the water is cleaner, lives a tiny pod of spinner dolphins, spiritually refined and matriarchal. At the other is the raucous megapod of bottlenose dolphins, who once drove the gentle spinners from their home but now live in increasingly painful acoustic [...]
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Auteur : PAULL LALINE
Editeur : Little Brown
Date parution : 04/2023CB Google/Apple Pay, Chèque, Virement
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Once upon a time like now, two estranged dolphin tribes live at opposite ends of a remote tropical archipelago. At one end, where the water is cleaner, lives a tiny pod of spinner dolphins, spiritually refined and matriarchal. At the other is the raucous megapod of bottlenose dolphins, who once drove the gentle spinners from their home but now live in increasingly painful acoustic conditions -- which they believe are caused by warring ocean demons. Circling the archipelago is a lone humpback whale, who sings warning to his people about the new perils of the old routes. And caught between the sanctuary of family and the vast unknown is a young spinner dolphin about to make the ultimate sacrifice. The ocean is changing beyond recognition, and every forced migration for survival spells new conflict.
In this epic, propulsive novel, Laline Paull explores the meaning of belonging, sanctuary, and courage in a metamorphosing undersea world increasingly haunted by the cruelty and ignorance of the human race.
I write books, plays and screenplays and am currently working on the theatrical adaptation of The Bees, a tv pilot, and a collection of short stories from the cutting room floor of the fascinating (and sometimes dangerous) research of my three novels.
POD is my latest novel, and I only now realise I have written a trilogy, because bees led me to pollinators led me to climate change led me to the Arctic led me to whaling led me to cetacean societies and the migration crisis in the ocean...