Simon Starling

a Victorian fisherman's hut on the desert sands of Dungeness

In spellbinding prose

HONOR WEATHERALL

and part of the roots of culture itself

The Whispers of Rock - Stories from the Earth Nina Mingya Powles Simon StarlingA geologists revelatory account of how our planets seemingly inert bones pulse with unexpected vitality Poetic and heartfelt.Robert Macfarlane, author of Is a River Alive? If you listen, can you hear the stones speak? The question seems absurd. After all, rocks are lifeless, inert, and silent. In The Whispers of Rock, earth scientist Anjana Khatwa asks us to think again and listen to their stories. Boldly alternating between modern science and ancient