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Fen, Bog and Swamp
A Short History of Peatland Destruction and its Role in the Climate Crisis
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A BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week ‘Magnificent’ Guardian ‘Remarkable … A compact classic!’ Bill McKibben ‘I learned something new – and found something amazing – on every page’ Anthony Doerr, author of All the Light We Cannot See
from the winner of the Pulitzer Prize
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A BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week
Magnificent Guardian
Remarkable … A compact classic! Bill McKibben
I learned something new – and found something amazing – on every page Anthony Doerr, author of All the Light We Cannot See
Fens, bogs, swamps and marine estuaries are the earth’s most desirable and dependable resources. Here, Pulitzer Prize winner Annie Proulx brings her witness and research to the vitally important role they play in preserving the environment, and their systemic destruction in the pursuit of profit. Travelling from the fens of sixteenth-century England to America’s Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Fen, Bog and Swamp is both a revelatory history and an urgent plea for wetland reclamation, from one of our greatest prose stylists.
A rousing call to action Esquire
Sparklingly furious … it has a profoundly positive message Richard Mabey, Telegraph
This haunting tribute … is a pleasure to read Financial Times
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The book by Annie Proulx receives acclaim for its magnificent prose, offering a poetic and haunting tribute to wetlands while highlighting the ecological consequences of their destruction. It is praised for being layered, learned, and skilfully weaving scientific insights with personal experiences. The work serves as a moving and impassioned declaration of the critical role these habitats play in climate stability and human survival.
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ISBN: 9780008534431
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 28 September 2023
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Fourth Estate Ltd
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 16.0mm
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 190g
Pages: 208
About the Author
Annie Proulx published her first novel Postcards in 1991 at the age of 56. She is the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Shipping News, the acclaimed novels Accordion Crimes and That Old Ace in the Hole, and the bestselling short story collection, Close Range.
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