The waterlands : follow a raindrop from source to sea
Rutt, Stephen2026
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When the heaviest droplets of ice can no longer be held, the first raindrop slips from the sky and plunges, down through the damp, cold air, thawing as it plummets. Splashing into the sodden hillside, rainfall merging with river source, it flows for the first time. 'The Waterlands' is a story of water, revealing its natural rhythms and miraculous power. Follow a raindrop as it flows through diverse waterscapes: river sources in the upland moors; saltmarsh-flanked firths and estuaries; serene and spectacular lochs; crystal-clear chalk streams; blanket bogs that are both land and liquid, a thin skin of peat over millennia-old water. On this epic journey, award-winning writer Stephen Rutt visits these places where life flourishes, revealing how water shapes the land, shapes our lives - and how we shape it in return.
Main title:
The waterlands : follow a raindrop from source to sea / Stephen Rutt.
Author:
Rutt, Stephen, author
Imprint:
London : Elliott & Thompson, 2026.
Collation:
272 pages ; 22 cm
ISBN:
9781783969319 (hbk. :)
Dewey class:
551.48
Language:
English
BRN:
9099855