Is a River Alive? The Instant Number One Sunday Times Bestseller Ken Smith spent four decades

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

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

Written by scientists with a passion for communicating impactful research that commands media and social media attention

religion and rituals

and a very personal account of his own interaction with the seas

Is a River Alive? The Instant Number One Sunday Times Bestseller Ken Smith spent four decadesFrom 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