Intertidal

The hidden world between land and sea

Yuvan Aves, Robert Macfarlane

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Bonnier Books Ltd
01 July 2025

Deltas, estuaries, coastal regions; Conservation of wildlife & habitats; The natural world, country life & pets

'A wondrous work of walking, seeing and thinking' - Robert Macfarlane

'A startlingly brilliant and moving debut' - William Dalrymple

A deep observation of coast and wetland, climate and self, by a leading Indian ecological activist.

Written in spellbinding prose, Intertidal reveals an unseen world. We hear frog calls through the night, spot butterflies miles into the ocean, see the churning of longshore currents, and meditate on worms' composting abilities. We also witness communities standing together to preserve the homes of the coast's inhabitants, both human and non-human.

Intertidal asks us to reimagine values to live by; heeding the natural world, attending to the climate's calling, and moving away from the old political and cultural values that have proven ecologically disastrous. Set in beaches, marshes, and the wild places of the mind, Intertidal revels in the healing power of nature and explores what it means to reclaim an ecology that has been colonised.

By: Yuvan Aves
Foreword by: Robert Macfarlane
Imprint: Bonnier Books Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 240mm, Width: 162mm, Spine: 28mm
Weight: 499g
ISBN: 9781804189818
ISBN 10: 1804189812
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 01 July 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Based in Chennai, Yuvan Aves is a writer, educator and activist whose work focuses on the intersection of ecology, education and consciousness that is human and more than human. His prior works include A Naturalist's Journal and Seashells, as well as three children's books on nature. The Founder-trustee of Palluyir Trust for Nature Education and Research, he is a recipient of several awards, including the M. Krishnan Memorial Nature Writing Award and the Sanctuary Asia Green Teacher Award.

Reviews for Intertidal: The hidden world between land and sea

'Gentle and poetic, subtle, watchful and observant, writing very much in the tradition of Robert Macfarlane and haunted by the ghosts of Barry Lopez and J.A. Baker. This is a startlingly brilliant and moving debut' -- William Dalrymple 'Its 'intensity of vision' and stylistic flair reminds me of J.A. Baker's The Peregrine, and its democratic, inclusive account of ecology reminds me of Nan Shepherd's The Living Mountain. Intertidal is a wondrous work of walking, seeing and thinking' -- Robert Macfarlane 'An impressive debut from an outstanding new author - a wonderfully thoughtful book' -- Peter Frankopan 'Intertidal is the dazzling outcome of deep observation and magical writing. It reveals the wondrous diversity of liminal ocean life, and radiates into a fervent meditation on human consciousness itself' -- Colin Thubron 'The precision of his prose works like a hymn and a lament and a call to both attention and action' -- Pádraig Ó'Tuama * poet and author of Poetry Unbound *