So often feared, dredged and drained, swamps, bogs and fens (it turns out) are just as vital to our species survival on this planet as healthy forests and oceans perhaps more so. Proulx has written a moving elegy and cri de coeur for our worlds wetlands. I learned something new and found something amazing on every page Anthony Doerr, author of All the Light We Cannot See
Talk about seeing the whole world through a single well-chosen window! Annie Proulx is, as ever, remarkable her mind, her heart and her learning take us on an unforgettable and unflinching tour of past and present, fixed on a subject that could not be more important. A compact classic! Bill McKibben
Annie Proulx has brought nature full circle in her short history, Fen, Bog, and Swamp We must understand and restore these vital ecosystems to protect our future Diana Beresford-Kroeger, author of To Speak for the Trees
Proulx wants us to see the loss of wetlands and to appreciate the beauty in these swampy and often stinking places. Boy, does she succeed. The prose is just magnificent, bringing to life hitherto overlooked habitats Guardian
Annie Proulx's sparkling book Fen, Bog & Swamp will open your eyes to humanity's reckless trashing of wetlands in the name of 'improvement' Telegraph
A haunting tribute to the worlds peatlands Proulxs poetic description of these places, and peat itself, is a pleasure to read Financial Times
Proulxs astute and impassioned examinations of all kinds of wetlands show a new side of the novelist we thought we knew Los Angeles Times
An enchanting work of nature writing and a rousing call to action Esquire
Writing with her signature vitality, precision, and creativity, she crafts a galvanizing narrative Proulxs concern for the future of life on earth as the planet warms is acute Booklist
