Coastline by Ben Robinson, at Heffers Bookshop

Join Dr Ben Robinson at Heffers on the evening of Tuesday 30th June to bask in the glow of his new book, Coastline: An Exploration of Britain's Coastal Heritage. The host of BBC hit Villages By The Sea will be taking us through the relationship of Britons to our coastline through history, from bustling medieval ports to the scars of modern industry.

In Britain we are surrounded by our coast. It shapes us physically, but it's more than just a place where the land meets the sea. Far from being at the margins of national interests, the coast, and its history, has always been at the core of the British people's most important endeavours and central to era-defining national events.

From artefacts lost by hunter-gatherers in a land beneath the sea to the remains of bustling medieval ports, remnants of ancient fortifications to the lingering scars of great industry, our coastline is indelibly imprinted with the traces of times gone by. Archaeologist and presenter Ben Robinson takes the reader on a journey through Britain's coastal heritage and stories of our past, rediscovering the momentous ways our coastline has impacted our history and continues to influence our nation today.

At once a compelling historical exploration and charming celebration, Coastline is a story of place, people, history and identity, all forged beside the crumbling rock, windswept beaches and pounding waves of the sea.