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The Flow
Rivers, Water and Wildness β WINNER OF THE 2023 WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR NATURE WRITING
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A visit to the rapid where she lost a cherished friend unexpectedly reignites Amy-Jane Beer's love of rivers setting her on a journey of natural, cultural and emotional discovery.
A visit to the rapid where she lost a cherished friend unexpectedly reignites Amy-Jane Beerβs love of rivers setting her on a journey of natural, cultural and emotional discovery.
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WINNER OF THE 2023 JAMES CROPPER WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR NATURE WRITING
'Unparalleled.' THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE
'A true masterpiece.' TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT
'A tour de force.' GUY SHRUBSOLE
'Quietly courageous.' PATRICK BARKHAM
'Lyrical, wholehearted and wise.' LEE SCHOFIELD
'A knockout. I loved it.' MELISSA HARRISON
'Honest, raw and moving.' SOPHIE PAVELLE
'An extraordinary book by an extraordinary author.' CHRIS JONES
'A book of wit, wonder and of wisdom.' NICK ACHESON
'Beautiful.' NICOLA CHESTER
A visit to the rapid where she lost a cherished friend unexpectedly reignites Amy-Jane Beerβs love of rivers, setting her on a journey of natural, cultural, and emotional discovery.
On New Yearβs Day 2012, Amy-Jane Beerβs beloved friend Kate set out with a group of others to kayak the River Rawthey in Cumbria. Kate never came home, and her death left her devoted family and friends bereft and unmoored.
Returning to visit the Rawthey years later, Amy realises how much she misses the connection to the natural world she always felt when on or close to rivers, and so begins a new phase of exploration.
The Flow is a book about water, and, like water, it meanders, cascades, and percolates through many lives, landscapes, and stories. From West Country torrents to Levels and Fens, rocky Welsh canyons, the salmon highways of Scotland, and the chalk rivers of the Yorkshire Wolds, Amy-Jane follows springs, streams, and rivers to explore tributary themes of wildness and wonder, loss and healing, mythology and history, cyclicity and transformation.
Threading together places and voices from across Britain, The Flow is a profound, immersive exploration of our personal and ecological place in nature.
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The Flow is a beautifully written masterpiece that blends deep research with personal experiences and lyrical prose. Amy-Jane Beerβs exploration of Britain's rivers is praised for its poetic language, rich mix of history and mythology, and emotional depth. Reviewers commend its combination of scientific insight, nature writing, and heartfelt memoir, making it a standout in contemporary nature literature.
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ISBN: 9781472977403
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 03 August 2023
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Bloomsbury Wildlife
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 285g
Pages: 400
About the Author
Amy-Jane Beer is a biologist turned naturalist and writer. She has worked for more than 20 years as a science writer and editor, contributing to more than 40 books on natural history. She is currently a Country Diarist for The Guardian, a columnist for British Wildlife and a feature writer for BBC Wildlife magazine, among others. She campaigns for the equality of access to nature and collaboration between the farming and conservation sectors. She is a member of the steering group of the environmental arts charity New Networks for Nature and the land rights campaign RightToRoam.org.uk, and is honorary President of the national park society Friends of the Dales. Her book The Flow won the 2023 James Cropper Wainwright Prize for Nature Writing.
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