Catherine Poulain

Praise for Woman at Sea

Supple and taut, brutal and delicate, Woman At Sea pulled me about with the tug and thrust of an ocean-storm. The roars gave way to calm spells, though, so intensely beautiful I thought them mad ...

Elanor Dymott, author of EVERY CONTACT LEAVES A TRACE and SILVER AND SALT

Vividly evoked… Poulain’s visceral account of what it’s like to live such a heightened existence is gripping.

Herald Scotland, *Best Paperbacks of the Year*

A vivid account of hard graft in treacherous conditions ... The salt-stung pages practically reek of the cod that the 30-something narrator, Lili, spends her days gutting, as she wins over a gruff crew doubtf ...

Anthony Cummins, Daily Mail

Supple and taut, brutal and delicate, Woman At Sea pulled me about with the tug and thrust of an ocean-storm. The roars gave way to calm spells, though, so intensely beautiful I thought them mad ...

Elanor Dymott, author of EVERY CONTACT LEAVES A TRACE and SILVER AND SALT

Vividly evoked… Poulain’s visceral account of what it’s like to live such a heightened existence is gripping.

Herald Scotland, *Best Paperbacks of the Year*

A vivid account of hard graft in treacherous conditions ... The salt-stung pages practically reek of the cod that the 30-something narrator, Lili, spends her days gutting, as she wins over a gruff crew doubtf ...

Anthony Cummins, Daily Mail

Supple and taut, brutal and delicate, Woman At Sea pulled me about with the tug and thrust of an ocean-storm. The roars gave way to calm spells, though, so intensely beautiful I thought them mad ...

Elanor Dymott, author of EVERY CONTACT LEAVES A TRACE and SILVER AND SALT

Vividly evoked… Poulain’s visceral account of what it’s like to live such a heightened existence is gripping.

Herald Scotland, *Best Paperbacks of the Year*

A vivid account of hard graft in treacherous conditions ... The salt-stung pages practically reek of the cod that the 30-something narrator, Lili, spends her days gutting, as she wins over a gruff crew doubtf ...

Anthony Cummins, Daily Mail