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Move Like Water
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Winner 2024 Banff Mountain Book Award for Adventure Travel
“A sensuous book, more felt than described, more described than explained, more painted than penned: part memoir, part journal and. . . . part natural mystery tour.”—Carl Safina, The New York Times Book Review
A book to sweep you away from the shore, into a wild world of water, whale, storm, and starlight— to experience what it’s like to sail for weeks at a time with life set to a new rhythm.
As a young girl, Hannah Stowe was raised at the tide’s edge on the Pembrokeshire coast of Wales, falling asleep to the sweep of the lighthouse beam. Now in her midtwenties, working as a marine biologist and sailor, Stowe draws on her professional experiences sailing tens of thousands of miles in the North Sea, North Atlantic, Mediterranean, Celtic Sea, and the Caribbean to explore the human relationship with wild waters. Why is it, she asks, that she and so many others have been drawn to life at sea—and what might the water around us be able to teach us?
Braiding her powerful and deeply personal narrative and illustrations with stories of six keystone marine creatures—the fire crow, sperm whale, wandering albatross, humpback whale, shearwater, and the barnacle—Stowe invites readers to fall in love, as she has, with the sea and those that call it home, and to discover the majesty, wonder, and vulnerability of the underwater world.
For fans of Rachel Carson and Annie Dillard, Move Like Water: My Story of the Sea is an inspiring, heartfelt hymn to the sea, a testament to finding and following a dream, and an unforgettable introduction to a deeply gifted nature writer of a new generation.
“A sensuous book, more felt than described, more described than explained, more painted than penned: part memoir, part journal and. . . . part natural mystery tour.”—Carl Safina, The New York Times Book Review
A book to sweep you away from the shore, into a wild world of water, whale, storm, and starlight— to experience what it’s like to sail for weeks at a time with life set to a new rhythm.
As a young girl, Hannah Stowe was raised at the tide’s edge on the Pembrokeshire coast of Wales, falling asleep to the sweep of the lighthouse beam. Now in her midtwenties, working as a marine biologist and sailor, Stowe draws on her professional experiences sailing tens of thousands of miles in the North Sea, North Atlantic, Mediterranean, Celtic Sea, and the Caribbean to explore the human relationship with wild waters. Why is it, she asks, that she and so many others have been drawn to life at sea—and what might the water around us be able to teach us?
Braiding her powerful and deeply personal narrative and illustrations with stories of six keystone marine creatures—the fire crow, sperm whale, wandering albatross, humpback whale, shearwater, and the barnacle—Stowe invites readers to fall in love, as she has, with the sea and those that call it home, and to discover the majesty, wonder, and vulnerability of the underwater world.
For fans of Rachel Carson and Annie Dillard, Move Like Water: My Story of the Sea is an inspiring, heartfelt hymn to the sea, a testament to finding and following a dream, and an unforgettable introduction to a deeply gifted nature writer of a new generation.
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“This was an absolutely beautiful story. I have always loved the ocean and this book reminded me why and gave me different perspectives about the love of the ocean. I am so inspired of the author being a women in this challenging field of mostly men and the strength that takes to endure. Also by the knowledge is so many different fields from birds to the ocean to the whales. I love this book and highly recommend to read it to open your curiosities of the world and ocean!”
“A deeply personal memoir of finding your place in the world, being driven by the force of nature and coming to terms with healing.
Stowe has such a vivid and captivating writing style that transports the reader hundreds of miles from the comfort of their own homes to the raging waves of the North Sea and beyond, feeling the spray of a sperm whales breath on your face.
Her narrative voice is a very relatable one that is intensely driven by a passion to explore and understand the world, but also held back by various frustrating setbacks that challenges a person to their core.
Stowe’s relationship with the creatures of the sea is a joy to read - someone who deeply loves and respects wild animals for what they truly are without attaching human ego or fantasies.
But best of all, this is a book that really churns your own passion, and is very warm and welcoming to those who perhaps have not had much experience of the sea or the natural world. Everyone has a connection to nature, you just have to embrace it and encourage it.
“Wherever I go next, know that I go gently, moving like water” 🐋”
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