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A Book Marks "Best Reviewed Book of 2019: Nonfiction"

"Reading Macfarlane connects us to dazzling new worlds. It's a connection that brings, more than anything else, joy."

—Barbara J. King, NPR

“Mesmerizing. . . Underland is a portal of light in dark times.”

—Terry Tempest Williams,

New York Times Book Review

—Barbara J. King, NPR

—Terry Tempest Williams,

New York Times Book Review

"An excellent book—fearless and subtle, empathic and strange."

—Dwight Garner, NEW YORK TIMES

—Dwight Garner, NEW YORK TIMES

“Beautifully written and wise, this haunting book is a treasure by one of Earth’s keenest celebrants. Its unique spell is irresistible.”

—DIANE ACKERMAN

“Exquisite. . . I ended Underland with wonder at his ability to evoke so vividly places to which I and probably you will never go, and the sense of vast scale they restore to us at a time when it can feel like the world has shrunken around us.”

—REBECCA SOLNIT

“A devastating act of witness, and a clear, cogent, lyrical examination of the darknesses invisible beneath our feet.”

—PHILIP PULLMAN

“Beautifully written and wise, this haunting book is a treasure by one of Earth’s keenest celebrants. Its unique spell is irresistible.”

—DIANE ACKERMAN

“Exquisite. . . I ended Underland with wonder at his ability to evoke so vividly places to which I and probably you will never go, and the sense of vast scale they restore to us at a time when it can feel like the world has shrunken around us.”

—REBECCA SOLNIT

“Robert Macfarlane’s writing reminds us of the astonishing variety of things you can see when you go at walking speed, and of how strange and rich the world is.”

—PHILIP PULLMAN

“Robert Macfarlane’s writing reminds us of the astonishing variety of things you can see when you go at walking speed, and of how strange and rich 

—LAUREN GROFF

“Macfarlane’s most urgent, universal, and expansive book yet.”

—FRANCISCO CANTÚ

“At once thrilling and soulful, raw and erudite, Underland is a book of revelations.”

—PHILIP GOUREVITCH

“Robert Macfarlane’s writing is like a vortex—once caught, you’re pulled deeper and deeper with each page.”

—ANDREA WULF

“A devastating act of witness, and a clear, cogent, lyrical examination of the darknesses invisible beneath our feet.”

—LAUREN GROFF

“Macfarlane’s most urgent, universal, and expansive book yet.”

—FRANCISCO CANTÚ

“At once thrilling and soulful, raw and erudite, Underland is a book of revelations.”

—PHILIP GOUREVITCH

“Robert Macfarlane’s writing is like a vortex—once caught, you’re pulled deeper and deeper with each page.”

—ANDREA WULF

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