![]() It is acutely alive, observational, redolent with pithy phrases and arresting images. ‘Olivia Laing has written a magical book. ![]() This is an uplifting book, which not only develops into a work of considerable richness, but as the river reaches the open sea, expresses its message of hope with increasing lyricism and uncluttered simplicity.’ Juliet Nicolson, Evening Standard Like these two, and John Clare before them, Laing seems to lack a layer of skin, rendering her susceptible to the smallest vibrations of the natural world as well as to the frailties of the human psyche.’ Jane Wheatley, Times ‘This is Laing’s first book and, without wanting to sound gushing – the watery metaphor bug is catching – her writing at its sublime best reminds me of Richard Mabey’s nature prose and the poetry of Alice Oswald (there are parallels with Oswald’s muscular verse on the River Dart). ![]() Buy in the UK:, LRB, Foyles, Waterstones, Amazonīuy in the US: Barnes & Noble,, Indiebound, Amazon ![]()
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