OTTERS TALE (PB)

Now in paperback, the fascinating and beautifully told account of the lives of otters. When Simon Cooper bought an abandoned water mill straddling a small chalkstream in southern England, he came to share it with a family of wild otters, allowing him to observe them, soon immersing himself in their daily routines and movements. He developed an extraordinary close relationship with the family, which in turn gave him a unique insight into the life of these fascinating creatures and he interweaves the personal story of the female otter, Kuschta, with the natural history of the otter in the British Isles, only recently brought back from the brink of extinction through tireless conservation efforts. Following in the footsteps of Henry Williamson's classic 1920s tale Tarka the Otter, readers are taken on a journey through the calendar year, learning the most intimate detail of this most beautiful of British mammals, revealing the previously hidden secrets of their lives.