This is the Wainwright Book Prize shortlisted story of the author's developing acquaintance with a family of otters in the stream by his new home, interwoven with a general history of otters throughout the British Isles told in the sequence of the calendar year. }The Otters' Tale{ will interest casual nature enthusiasts and serious conservationists, holding a particular appeal for Robert Macfarlane fans Shortlisted for THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE 2017 ‘The best popular account of the lives of otters written so far’ Richard Shelton, Times Literary Supplement
