Is a River Alive? The Instant Number One Sunday Times Bestseller rooted in the daily dramas

rooted in the daily dramas of his own garden in Norfolk

the landscapes we have lost

and it is now fully protected by law in England and Wales

Ken Smith spent four decades living alone in a cabin in the Scottish Highlands

and anyone who enjoyed The Shepherd’s Life or The Hidden Life of Trees

Is a River Alive? The Instant Number One Sunday Times Bestseller rooted in the daily dramasFrom celebrated writer Robert Macfarlane comes this brilliant, perspective shifting new book which answers a resounding yes to the question of its title. At 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. At once Macfarlanes most personal and most political book to date, Is a River Alive? will open hearts, spark debates and lead