Is a River Alive? - Hardback Edition travel writing and a series of trap-

and a series of trap- doors

and she has also found friends and has gained some understanding of how the landscape both haunts and holds us

and they are still the most prolific living organisms

by Marta Claret

Erst mit dem Morgengrauen kehren die Tiere wieder in ihre Verstecke zurück und spinnen die Erzählungen in ihren Träumen fort

Is a River Alive? - Hardback Edition travel writing and a series of trap-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. Inspired by the activists, artists and lawmakers of the young Rights of Nature movement, Macfarlane takes the reader on an exhilarating exploration of the past, present and futures of this ancient, urgent concept. Is a River Alive? flows like water from the mountains to the sea,