Is a River Alive? Kevin Nelson and mysterious airman

and mysterious airman

the brilliant but destitute daughter of a country vicar

Determined to claim her financial freedom

and ask herself whether her magic was ever truly gone

A caring government must promote collective joy

Is a River Alive? Kevin Nelson and mysterious airmanA New York Times Bestseller Special Jury Citation for the Banff Mountain Books Prize Longlisted for the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence Shortlisted for the Wainwright Prize An ABA Indie Next Pick An Economist, New Yorker, and Guardian Best Book of the Year A Time Must Read Book of the Year One of NPRs Books We Love of the Year A Washington Post Notable Work of the Year As beautiful as the rivers and the hope hes describing. Valorie Castellanos