Recensori in anteprimaPatricia Hanlon

Four seasons of immersion in New England’s Great Marsh “Like Wendell Berry and Rachel Carson, Hanlon is a true poet-ecologist, sharing in exquisitely resonant prose her patient observations of nature’s most intimate details. As she and her husband, through summer and snow, swim their local creeks and estuaries, we marvel at the timeless yet fragile terrain of both marshlands and marriage. This is the book to awaken all of us, right now, to how our coastline is changing and what it means for our future.” —Julia Glass, author of Three Junes “Written with a swimmer’s spirit, a naturalist’s eye, and an ecologist’s heart, this book took me to places I have never been. I loved it!” —Lynne Cox, author of Swimming to Antarctica In Swimming to the Top of the Tide, Patricia Hanlon writes, “Like the Velveteen Rabbit, perhaps, places become real when they are loved.” In this debut memoir from a visual artist and citizen scientist, Hanlon details her experience swimming New England’s Great Marsh daily—through all four seasons. At once intimate and scientific, lyrical and inspirational, Hanlon bears witness to the vitality of the watersheds, their essential role in the natural world, and the responsibility of those who love them to contribute to their sustainability.