Is a River Alive Mountain hare encourage Miss Brown to feel

encourage Miss Brown to feel like herself again

insects and birds

spark debates and lead us to the revelation that our fate flows with that of rivers – and always has

but living beings – who should be recognized as such in both imagination and law

Is a River Alive Mountain hare encourage Miss Brown to feelFrom 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