Ep. 43 – Cynthia Barnett on our world of seashells

Released Wednesday, 22nd September 2021

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Ep. 43 – Cynthia Barnett on our world of seashells

Wednesday, 22nd September 2021

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From tiny cowries to giant clams, seashells have gripped human imaginations since time immemorial. In her magnificent new book, The Sound of the Sea, journalist Cynthia Barnett tells the epic history of humanity’s interactions with shells and the soft-bodied animals who make them. These stories of how we have treasured, traded, plundered, and coveted shells …

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