Tracey Williams

Writer and beachcomber Tracey Williams has always been intrigued by chance finds and the stories and folklore behind them, from shells and sea glass discovered on childhood holidays in Cornwall to flints and fossils unearthed in fields. In 1997, after finding thousands of pieces of sea-themed Lego washed up on beaches in South Devon, she became interested in the changing nature of beachcombing and began to research the age and origin of many of the man-made items she discovered. Her plastic finds have since been described as ‘a colourful catalogue of our times’. Adrift: The Curious Tale of the Lego Lost at Sea was published by Unicorn in February 2022.