Lazy days
BENEATH THE WAVES
Dive into this fascinating illustrated companion to the wonders of our aquatic worlds
BOOK WILD WATERS
BY SUSANNE MASTERS
VERTEBRATE PUBLISHING, £20 PB
Diving into this book is an instantly immersive experience. Mirroring most adventures in wild, watery environments, this journey along rivers and through the beautiful brine swirling around Britain and Ireland is an utterly unpredictable one from the first toe-dip.
Each chapter is a deep and inviting plunge pool, exploring themes ranging from the liquidity of language we use to describe the waterways that surround us, to the kaleidoscopic diversity of the flora and fauna in this aquatic universe, and our ever-evolving relationship with it.
Along the way, Susanne Masters – scientist, storyteller, swimmer – takes us foraging for wild waterborne food and fossicking for fossils along shores and riverbanks. We slip through myriad time portals to investigate how waterscapes
