Is a River Alive? - Robert Macfarlane

In Is a River Alive?, acclaimed nature writer Robert Macfarlane explores a question with profound ecological and philosophical implications: What if we recognized rivers as living beings rather than resources to be used? Traveling from the cloud forests of Ecuador to the waterways of India and Canada, he weaves together natural history, Indigenous knowledge, environmental law, and lyrical storytelling into a powerful call to rethink our relationship with the natural world. Nonfiction • 384 pages Robert Macfarlane is an award-winning British author celebrated for his writing on landscapes, nature, and the enduring relationship between people and place. His bestselling books, including The Old Ways, Landmarks, Underland, and Is a River Alive?, have inspired readers around the world to see the natural world with renewed curiosity and care. Published by W. W. Norton & Company