In Angler's Moon Leo Walmsley's memories reach back to his boyhood at the turn of the 20th century when the cobles of Bramblewick (Robin Hood's Bay) were propelled by sail and oar, when in wintertime every fishing trip was a gamble with death.
His recollections, spanning more than sixty years, not only recount his own fishing escapades but also bring to life the many interesting characters he found living in fishing communities from North Yorkshire to Cornwall. Throughout he shows his ability to evoke in the mind of any reader, even one whose interest in fishing is non- existent, the delight in sailing on the blue pellucid Cornish summer sea; the excitement of hauling-in the first mackerel of the season; of watching a school of giant basking sharks, their fins projecting from the water like sails; the drama of a winter's day at Bramblewick, the coblemen caught in a sudden storm, cutting their lines and racing for the shore.
This is a collection of tales, all linked so effortlessly by Leo between his present and the distant past so that the past becomes the present and both become alive for us today.
His recollections, spanning more than sixty years, not only recount his own fishing escapades but also bring to life the many interesting characters he found living in fishing communities from North Yorkshire to Cornwall. Throughout he shows his ability to evoke in the mind of any reader, even one whose interest in fishing is non- existent, the delight in sailing on the blue pellucid Cornish summer sea; the excitement of hauling-in the first mackerel of the season; of watching a school of giant basking sharks, their fins projecting from the water like sails; the drama of a winter's day at Bramblewick, the coblemen caught in a sudden storm, cutting their lines and racing for the shore.
This is a collection of tales, all linked so effortlessly by Leo between his present and the distant past so that the past becomes the present and both become alive for us today.
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