Is a River Alive?

Name: Is a River Alive?
Brand: Penguin UK
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By: Robert Macfarlane

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Paperback | 10 March 2026 | Edition Number 1

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From celebrated writer Robert Macfarlane comes this brilliant, perspective-shifting new book â" 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 â" who should be recognized as such in both imagination and law. Is a River Alive? takes the reader on an exhilarating exploration of the past, present and futures of this ancient, urgent concept. The book flows first to northern Ecuador, where a miraculous cloud-forest and its rivers are threatened by goldmining. Then, to the wounded rivers, creeks and lagoons of southern India, where a desperate battle to save the lives of these waterbodies is under way. And finally, to north-eastern Quebec, where a spectacular wild river â" the Mutehekau or Magpie â" is being defended from death by damming in a river-rights campaign. At once Macfarlaneâs most personal and most political book to date, Is a River Alive? will open hearts, spark debates and lead us to the revelation that our fate flows with that of rivers â" and always has. SHORTLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR CONSERVATION WRITING 2025

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