Dimensions
142 x 224 x 22mm
Ascension Island is the most remote inhabited spot on earth; a wilderness of volcanic rock, land crabs and feral donkeys. The thousand or so people who live on this Atlantic speck do so because they have been brought here by their work in the RAF, for NASA, as fishermen, or simply to service the existence of the colony.
Sergio Ghione's work was to travel there to study Ascension's most famous inhabitants: the extraordinary sea turtles that arrive each year to lay their eggs.
'Turtle Island' is a wonderful account of his adventures in this very peculiar place: a tiny piece of Britishness absurdly at odds with the reality of its bleakness and isolation. Combining history, science, geography and journalism, this quirky and charming book also features a webography allowing readers to eavesdrop on the strange world of Ascension Island.
