Is a River Alive? Northern Scotland Highlands & Islands This is the extraordinary tale

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Is a River Alive? Northern Scotland Highlands & Islands This is the extraordinary taleAuthor: Macfarlane, Robert India Published on 1 May 2025 by Penguin Books Ltd (Hamish Hamilton Ltd) in the United Kingdom. Hardback 384 pages 243 x 160 x 35 598g SHORTLISTED FOR BLACKWELL'S BOOK OF THE YEAR 2025SHORTLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR CONSERVATION WRITING 2025SHORTLISTED FOR THE EDWARD STANFORD TRAVEL BOOK OF THE YEAR 2026From celebrated writer Robert Macfarlane comes this brilliant, perspective shifting new book which answers a