Cook can achieve a palpable, vivid sense of place, often in a few sentences, sometimes in a few words, while smoothly integrating the factual background data into his narrative
Bookbag
Cook writes with a tender precision . . . a stunning and revelatory book that will haunt you for months to come
Catholic Herald
Sometimes it ... Read moretakes writing of great power to provide the insight into what it means to be human, as well our place on this planet. Thomas H Cook's Tragic Shores is one such work
Ali Karim
Shots Magazine
A beautifully written and poignant memoir that will make you want to pack your bags and visit
Crime Review
Cook writes movingly, perceptively, fulfilling his assertion that there is much to be gained where much has been lost
Irish Times
Tragic Shores is, in a way, not tragic at all. It is a love story, and a hymn to our ability to go on, in the face of the ultimate darkness
Times Literary Supplement
A fascinating, troubling memoir from a fine writer
Mick Herron
Geographical Magazine
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