Who wrote the book 'Ring of Bright Water’?
Ring of Bright Water Ring of Bright Water Ring of Bright Water is a book by Gavin Maxwell about his life in a remote house in coastal Scotland where he kept several wild otters as pets. First published in 1960, it became a best seller and is considered a literary masterpiece, eventually selling over two million copies. A fictionalised film of the same name was made from it and released in 1969. The book describes how Maxwell brought a smooth-coated otter back from Iraq and raised it at "Camusfeàrna" (the name he used for his house at Sandaig near Glenelg), on the west coast
Ring of Bright Water account of man and wildlife". The review calls "Ring of Bright Water" "one of the most popular wildlife books ever written", as over two million copies had been sold worldwide by 1999. Two sequels were published: "The Rocks Remain" (1963) and "Raven Seek Thy Brother" (1968), which were less idyllic than the first, chronicling accidents and misfortunes involving both the otters and Maxwell's life. All three books were republished as "Ring of Bright Water: A Trilogy" in 2011 by Nonpareil Books. The trilogy does not include the full text of the latter two volumes, but removes the tangential travel sections