She pens sea tales on the sea shore. Woman's Hour disarms the tongue twister to examine those books about the sea which have been written by women. How do they compare with classics such as Treasure Island and Moby Dick in a genre still dominated by male novelists? Authors, Kirsty Gunn and Margaret Elphinstone, join Jenni to discuss.
'The Boy and the Sea' by Kirsty Gunn, published by Faber & Faber Limited,
ISBN: 0-571-23019-9
'Light' by Margaret Elphinstone, published by Canongate Books, ISBN: 1-84195-8050