{"product_id":"20908481","title":"Is A River Alive?","description":"\u003ch1\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ccenter\u003eIs A River Alive?\u003c\/center\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR BLACKWELL'S BOOK OF THE YEAR 2025\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR CONSERVATION WRITING 2025\u003cbr\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE EDWARD STANFORD TRAVEL BOOK OF THE YEAR 2026\u003cbr\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE SHERBORNE PRIZE FOR TRAVEL WRITING 2026\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom celebrated writer Robert Macfarlane comes this brilliant, perspective-shifting new book – which answers a resounding \u003ci\u003eyes\u003c\/i\u003e to the question of its title.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt its heart is a single, transformative idea: that rivers are not mere matter for human use, but living beings – who should be recognized as such in both imagination and law.\u003ci\u003e Is a River Alive?\u003c\/i\u003e takes the reader on an exhilarating exploration of the past, present and futures of this ancient, urgent concept.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book flows first to \u003cb\u003enorthern Ecuador\u003c\/b\u003e, where a miraculous cloud-forest and its rivers are threatened by goldmining.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThen, to the wounded rivers, creeks and lagoons of \u003cb\u003esouthern India\u003c\/b\u003e, where a desperate battle to save the lives of these waterbodies is under way.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd finally, to \u003cb\u003enorth-eastern Quebec\u003c\/b\u003e, where a spectacular wild river – the Mutehekau or Magpie – is being defended from death by damming in a river-rights campaign.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAt once Macfarlane’s most personal and most political book to date, \u003ci\u003eIs a River Alive?\u003c\/i\u003e will open hearts, spark debates and lead us to the revelation that our fate flows with that of rivers – and always has.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Everyone who has ever found something to love in a river should find something to love in this book. It is a masterpiece' - The Economist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'One of the big publishing events (if not the biggest) of 2025 – a new book by Robert Macfarlane . . . Personal as well as political, it’s almost as certain to shift readerly perspectives as it is to be a bestseller' - Observer, ‘Nonfiction to look forward to in 2025’\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The book is a delight . . . So stirring, so surprising, so acute' - The Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003ci\u003eIs a River Alive?\u003c\/i\u003e is a powerful synthesis of literature, activism and ethics, reshaping the way we perceive the natural world' - Observer\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Whether fiction or non-fiction, all great books make you look at the world anew – and Macfarlane’s has changed the way I think about the natural world. In it, he explores the idea that rivers are not objects or resources but living beings, and by the end, that idea feels self-evident . . . A lyrical, persuasive invitation to look again at how we treat the systems that sustain us – and one of the year’s most necessary books' - I Paper, '10 Best Books of the Year'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The narrative pull is strong in this book. I kept wanting to go back to it. Macfarlane has yet again demonstrated his genius as an author in creating a book that is alive, that has personality, that talked to me. I was sad when it ended. It has flowed into my daily thoughts ever since, much like a river continues to flow into the sea' - Evening Standard\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Beautiful, wild and wildly provocative' - New Scientist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Macfarlane confronts the realities of the living, beating heart of the riverine world . . . With crystalline clarity and force, Macfarlane confronts the gross failure of our existing laws to protect rivers from harm . . . Such ideas are brought to life by the quality of the writing, the evocation of mood and place, the raw smells and energies that accompany Macfarlane, whether on a gentle walk into a Cambridge wood, or hurtling with mortal speed down a Canadian rapid' - Financial Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Impassioned and invigorating . . . Macfarlane is erudite and eclectic, and, though charismatic, doesn’t press his presence upon you. His books are adventurous, often involving truly remarkable companions; and at the sentence level no one could accuse him of painting by numbers . . .' - Spectator\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Macfarlane is England’s best nature writer, and once again his prose sings, its rhythm mirroring the subject matter. 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