Small Bodies of Water

Remarkable Robert Macfarlane
Gorgeous Amy Liptrot
Urgent and nourishing Jessica J. Lee

Nina Mingya Powles first learned to swim in Borneo, where her mother was born and her grandfather studied freshwater fish. There, the local swimming pool became her first body of water. Throughout her life, there have been others that have meant different things but have still been, in their own way, home: from the wild coastline of New Zealand to a pond in northwest London.

In lyrical, powerful prose, Small Bodies of Water weaves together memories, dreams, and nature writing. Exploring everything from migration, food, family, earthquakes, and the ancient lunisolar calendar, Nina reflects on a girlhood spent growing up between two cultures and what it means to belong.