"A true masterpiece; generous, elegant, acute, tender and furious." --Charles Foster, Times Literary Supplement "The perfect commingling of deep research with sparkling observation and quiet eddies of feeling, helmed by a lifelong kayaker, biologist and all-round adventurous soul. small wonder The Flow is such a knockout. I loved it." -- Melissa Harrison, author of All Among the Barley "A rich mix of history and mythology, of science and nature writing at its very best." --PD Smith, The Guardian "Our 2023 Nature Book of the Year winner is regrettably very topical, and every judge absolutely loved the book. The glorious detail and personal experiences, all written in such elegant and beautifully poetic language, was unparalleled." --Alastair Giles, Director of the James Cropper Wainwright Prize "A quietly courageous, open-hearted exploration of Britain''s becks, bourns and streams.
" --Patrick Barkham, author of The Butterfly Isles "Lyrical, wholehearted and wise, The Flow is a hymn for the rivers of Britain." --Lee Schofield, author of Wild Fell "Honest, raw and moving, Amy''s prose is as captivating as the rivers she describes. I thought I knew what rivers were, but this stunning book is a powerful reminder of their infinity, their mystery, and their bewildering complexity." --Sophie Pavelle, author of Forget Me Not " The Flow moves deftly between deeply touching personal experience and carefully-researched erudition. It is a book of wit, of wonder and of wisdom." --Nick Acheson, naturalist and conservationist "In a golden age for nature writing, this stunning book is one of the very best." --Ben Hoare, BBC Countryfile "A gutsy biologist with webbed feet, Amy-Jane Beer plunges the reader into rivers the length and breadth of Britain. We emerge bathed in wonder and full of fresh understanding.
" --Derek Niemann, author of Birds in a Cage "Part memoir, part celebration of the many rivers and waters of Britain, The Flow is passionately alive - a work of tremendous range and scope by one of our finest writers about the living world." --Caspar Henderson, author of The Book of Barely Imagined Beings " The Flow is a tour de force: blending crystal-clear prose with mythic poetry and a cascade of lucid facts, washed down with uplifting insights into life, death and the water that sustains us." --Guy Shrubsole, author of Who Owns England? "A fascinating travelogue [."Lyrical, wholehearted and wise, The Flow is a hymn for the rivers of Britain." --Lee Schofield, author of Wild Fell "Honest, raw and moving, Amy''s prose is as captivating as the rivers she describes. I thought I knew what rivers were, but this stunning book is a powerful reminder of their infinity, their mystery, and their bewildering complexity." --Sophie Pavelle, author of Forget Me Not " The Flow moves deftly between deeply touching personal experience and carefully-researched erudition. It is a book of wit, of wonder and of wisdom.
" --Nick Acheson, naturalist and conservationist "In a golden age for nature writing, this stunning book is one of the very best." --Ben Hoare, BBC Countryfile "A gutsy biologist with webbed feet, Amy-Jane Beer plunges the reader into rivers the length and breadth of Britain. We emerge bathed in wonder and full of fresh understanding." --Derek Niemann, author of Birds in a Cage "Part memoir, part celebration of the many rivers and waters of Britain, The Flow is passionately alive - a work of tremendous range and scope by one of our finest writers about the living world." --Caspar Henderson, author of The Book of Barely Imagined Beings " The Flow is a tour de force: blending crystal-clear prose with mythic poetry and a cascade of lucid facts, washed down with uplifting insights into life, death and the water that sustains us." --Guy Shrubsole, author of Who Owns England? "A fascinating travelogue [.ation of the many rivers and waters of Britain, The Flow is passionately alive - a work of tremendous range and scope by one of our finest writers about the living world." --Caspar Henderson, author of The Book of Barely Imagined Beings " The Flow is a tour de force: blending crystal-clear prose with mythic poetry and a cascade of lucid facts, washed down with uplifting insights into life, death and the water that sustains us.
" --Guy Shrubsole, author of Who Owns England? "A fascinating travelogue [."Lyrical, wholehearted and wise, The Flow is a hymn for the rivers of Britain." --Lee Schofield, author of Wild Fell "Honest, raw and moving, Amy''s prose is as captivating as the rivers she describes. I thought I knew what rivers were, but this stunning book is a powerful reminder of their infinity, their mystery, and their bewildering complexity." --Sophie Pavelle, author of Forget Me Not " The Flow moves deftly between deeply touching personal experience and carefully-researched erudition. It is a book of wit, of wonder and of wisdom." --Nick Acheson, naturalist and conservationist "In a golden age for nature writing, this stunning book is one of the very best." --Ben Hoare, BBC Countryfile "A gutsy biologist with webbed feet, Amy-Jane Beer plunges the reader into rivers the length and breadth of Britain.
We emerge bathed in wonder and full of fresh understanding." --Derek Niemann, author of Birds in a Cage "Part memoir, part celebration of the many rivers and waters of Britain, The Flow is passionately alive - a work of tremendous range and scope by one of our finest writers about the living world." --Caspar Henderson, author of The Book of Barely Imagined Beings " The Flow is a tour de force: blending crystal-clear prose with mythic poetry and a cascade of lucid facts, washed down with uplifting insights into life, death and the water that sustains us." --Guy Shrubsole, author of Who Owns England? "A fascinating travelogue [."Lyrical, wholehearted and wise, The Flow is a hymn for the rivers of Britain." --Lee Schofield, author of Wild Fell "Honest, raw and moving, Amy''s prose is as captivating as the rivers she describes. I thought I knew what rivers were, but this stunning book is a powerful reminder of their infinity, their mystery, and their bewildering complexity." --Sophie Pavelle, author of Forget Me Not " The Flow moves deftly between deeply touching personal experience and carefully-researched erudition.
It is a book of wit, of wonder and of wisdom." --Nick Acheson, naturalist and conservationist "In a golden age for nature writing, this stunning book is one of the very best." --Ben Hoare, BBC Countryfile "A gutsy biologist with webbed feet, Amy-Jane Beer plunges the reader into rivers the length and breadth of Britain. We emerge bathed in wonder and full of fresh understanding." --Derek Niemann, author of Birds in a Cage "Part memoir, part celebration of the many rivers and waters of Britain, The Flow is passionately alive - a work of tremendous range and scope by one of our finest writers about the living world." --Caspar Henderson, author of The Book of Barely Imagined Beings " The Flow is a tour de force: blending crystal-clear prose with mythic poetry and a cascade of lucid facts, washed down with uplifting insights into life, death and the water that sustains us." --Guy Shrubsole, author of Who Owns England? "A fascinating travelogue [.ation of the many rivers and waters of Britain, The Flow is passionately alive - a work of tremendous range and scope by one of our finest writers about the living world.
" --Caspar Henderson, author of The Book of Barely Imagined Beings " The Flow is a tour de force: blending crystal-clear prose with mythic poetry and a cascade of lucid facts, washed down with uplifting insights into life, death and the water that sustains us." --Guy Shrubsole, author of Who Owns England? "A fascinating travelogue [.ation of the many rivers and waters of Britain, The Flow is passionately alive - a work of tremendous range and scope by one of our finest writers about the living world." --Caspar Henderson, author of The Book of Barely Imagined Beings " The Flow is a tour de force: blending crystal-clear prose with mythic poetry and a cascade of lucid facts, washed down with uplifting insights into life, death and the water that sustains us." --Guy Shrubsole, author of Who Owns England? "A fascinating travelogue [."Lyrical, wholehearted and wise, The Flow is a hymn for the rivers of Britain." --Lee Schofield, author of Wild Fell "Honest, raw and moving, Amy''s prose is as captivating as the rivers she describes. I thought I knew what rivers were, but this stunning book is a powerful reminder of their infinity, their mystery, and their bewildering complexity.
" --Sophie Pavelle, author of Forget Me Not " The Flow moves deftly between deeply touching personal experience and carefully-researched erudition. It is a book of wit, of wonder and of wisdom." --Nick Acheson, naturalist and conservationist "In a golden age for nature writing, this stunning book is one of the very best." --Ben Hoare, BBC Countryfile "A gutsy biolog.