{"product_id":"sea-bean","title":"Sea Bean","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA powerful journey of sea and self, trial and hope on the islands of Shetland\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen a seed falls from a vine in the tropics and is carried by ocean currents across the Atlantic to the shores of Western Europe – it is known as a sea bean. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt is still considered lucky to find a sea bean on the shore, they have been used as magical charms for more than a thousand years. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSally's search for a sea bean begins not long after she moves to the windswept archipelago of Shetland. When pregnancy triggers a chronic illness and forces her to slow down, Sally takes to the beaches. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThere she discovers treasure freighted with story and curiosities that connect her to the world. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe wild shores of Shetland offer glimpses of orcas swimming through the ocean at dusk, the chance to release a tiny storm petrel into the dark of the night and a path of hope. This beachcombing path takes her from the Faroese archipelago to the Orkney islands, and the Dutch island of Texel. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt opens a world of ancient myths, fragile ecology, and deep human history. It brings her to herself again. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eSea Bean\u003c\/em\u003e is a message in a bottle. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn interconnection of our oceans, communities and ourselves, and an invitation to feel belonging when we are adrift.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sally Huband","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43848352497921,"sku":"9781804940556","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0573\/8600\/8738\/files\/websitecovertemplate-2024-05-24T141730.914.png?v=1716556661","url":"https:\/\/rarebirdsbooks.live\/products\/sea-bean","provider":"Rare Birds Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}