Why a Booktrail?
A lyrical exploration of the sea, how it inspires art, music and literature and how it connects us
Salt on Your Tongue
What you need to know before your trail
Charlotte Runcie has always felt pulled to the sea, lured by its soothing, calming qualities but also enlivened and inspired by its salty wildness. When she loses her beloved grandmother, and becomes pregnant with her first child, she feels its pull even more intensely.
In Salt On Your Tongue Charlotte explores what the sea means to us, and particularly what it has meant to women through the ages. This book is a walk on the beach with Turner, with Shakespeare, with the Romantic Poets and shanty-singers. It’s an ode to our oceans – to the sailors who brave their treacherous waters, to the women who lost their loved ones to the waves, to the creatures that dwell in their depths, to beach combers, swimmers, seabirds and mermaids.
Travel Guide
Travel around Scotland and England BookTrail style with Salt on Your Tongue
“Being British comes with a number of sea-themed cliches; fish and chips on the beach or in the car as the rain pelts down.”
This is a book about the power of the sea. How the sea calls to us, attracts us and holds a power over us like no other. The sea shapes and forms the land as well as our lives.
This is also a story of women and the changes in Charlotte’s life as she has her first child. She recounts the story of Grace Darling who saved sailors from a shipwreck and whose link to the sea is examined with lyrical thought.
Starting out in the Highlands of Scotland and the Inner and Outer Hebrides, Charlotte looks at the story of the sea here, the rawness of that sea and the sheer power of it for people on the islands, and the fisherman who depend upon it.
There are stories about water in general: myths, legends, folklore and history about the sea and our relationship to it. How it links to women, their health and women’s role in society.
BookTrail Boarding Pass: Salt on Your Tongue
Destination: England Author/guide: Charlotte Runcie Departure Time: 2000s
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