{"product_id":"the-boundless-river-stories-from-the-realm-of-the-rhine-9781529424188b","title":"The Boundless River: Stories From the Realm of the Rhine","description":"\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eThe Boundless River \u003c\/span\u003etakes the reader into a unique world, the twilight zone between fact and fiction, science and imagination and on a journey which moves effortlessly from a time in prehistory, long before the existence of a European continent, to the present day. Along the way Deen encounters paleontologists, geologists, museum curators, taxidermists, fishermen and skippers who work the boats, who still see the Rhine as a living entity.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the mighty hippos that swam in its waters millions of years ago, to the weary salmon that saw their habitat slowly change and the aurochs that grazed its shores; from the primordial Steinheim Woman to the Roman general Corbulo who commanded settlements along its delta, to a young Goethe: in all of their stories the Rhine is ever present, sometimes as the main character, sometimes as an extra, as a theatre of war, a border between nations, a bathing spot, a killer, a vital transport route.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBeautifully fluid, rich and captivating, \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eThe Boundless River\u003c\/span\u003e shows how the Rhine connects and divides, terrifies, comforts, carries and swallows, and has done since the beginning of time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTranslated from the Dutch by Jane Hedley-Prôle and Jonathan Reeder\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e\"A joy to read\" \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[A] stirring and accessible history of the mighty Rhine\" \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eIrish Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"It's easy to be swept away by Deen's delightful prose\" \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A beautiful book, by turns poetic, witty and full of learning \" PATRICK McGUINNESS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"MacLehose Press","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42823468187728,"sku":"9781529424188B","price":13.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9781529424188-l.jpg?v=1785892361","url":"https:\/\/bookoutlet.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-boundless-river-stories-from-the-realm-of-the-rhine-9781529424188b","provider":"Book Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}