The Amur River | Colin Thubron

In his eightieth year, Colin Thubron takes a dramatic and often treacherous journey from the Amur's secret source to its giant mouth, covering almost 3,000 miles.
Harassed by injury and by arrest from the local police, he makes his way along both the Russian and Chinese shores.
By the time he reaches the river's desolate end, a whole, pivotal world has come alive._______________ 'An epic journey along a frozen, fraught frontier...
Fascinating' The Times 'This book is a triumph' Daily Telegraph A Financial Times , Sunday Telegraph and Spectator Book of the Year Winner of the Stanford Dolman Travel Book of the Year Award 2022