Product Description

The classic story of an otter living in the Devonshire countryside which captures the feel of life in the wild as seen through the otter's own eyes.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #20351 in Books
• Published on: 1995-06-29
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 288 pages

About the Author
Henry Williamson is regarded by many as Britain’s finest nature writer. He was born in London in 1895 but his work is rooted in the north Devon countryside where he went to live after being deeply affected by his experiences in the First World War. He published some fifty books, a mix of country stories, most famously Tarka the Otter and Salar the Salmon, and autobiographical fiction, including the fifteen-volume novel cycle, A Chronicle of Ancient Sunlight. He died in 1977.

Customer Reviews

Tragedy of Man despoiling paradise
The natural history of Devon as a minutely detailed backcloth to the tragic existence of a fine animal.Feel the joy of knowing that such a world existed, experience the shame of its being squandered and wring your emotions at the meeting of Tarka with the pathetic remains of his only son

simply beautiful
Timeless and simply beautiful to read, you can not stop reading it but you can put it down and pick it up again. I don't usually read books twice but I will this one. Living in the west country you can identify with the places and loose yourself in them. This book should be one every country lovers book shelf.

A beautiful and moving book
I remember reading this book when quite young - maybe 9 or so - and being extremely upset by the ending. I have since revisited it as an adult and was struck by what a beautiful book it really is. It is full of joy and wonder, as well as death, sadness and brutality - the latter made even worse by its almost casual nature. It's an exquisite portrait of a vanished time, seen from Tarka's viewpoint.