In her beautifully written book, “The Seaside – England’s Love Affair” Madeleine Bunting offers part travelogue, part social and cultural history of the English seaside. In a welcome contrast to Paul Theroux’s classic but acerbic view of the English coast in “The Kingdom By The Sea” (which the author references) Bunting not only shines a light on the urgent challenges facing many English seaside towns, but reminds us why they are a source of enduring fascination and popularity in the first place.
