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***AMAZON BEST BOOK OF DECEMBER*** ***A TIME MUST-READ BOOK OF THE
YEAR*** 'A miraculous, transcendental book' ED YONG 'Imbler is a
terrific talent' SCIENCE MAGAZINE A young queer science writer on
some of the ocean's strangest creatures and what they can teach us
about human empathy and survival. As a mixed Chinese and white
non-binary writer working in a largely white, male field, science
journalist Sabrina Imbler has always been drawn to the mystery of
life in the sea, and particularly to creatures living in hostile or
remote environments. Each essay in their debut collection profiles
one such creature: the mother octopus who starves herself while
watching over her eggs, the Chinese sturgeon whose migration route
has been decimated by pollution and dams, the bizarre Bobbitt worm
(named after Lorena) and other uncanny creatures lurking in the
deep ocean, far below where the light reaches. Imbler's debut
weaves the wonders of marine biology with stories of their own
family and coming of age, implicitly connecting endangered sea life
to marginalised human communities and asking how they and we adapt,
survive and care for each other. This far-reaching, unique
collection shatters our preconceptions about the sea and what it
means to survive. 'Astounding' PHILIP HOARE 'A revelation' ISABELLA
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